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. 2021 Mar 31;11(21):12595–12606. doi: 10.1039/d1ra00316j

Calculated mechanical properties of structures illustrated in Fig. 2(a) and (b). L is the side length, γ is the atomic fraction of BN, Y is the Young's modulus, σ is the tensile strength, and ε is the ultimate strain.

MD simulations L (nm) γ Armchair Zigzag Armchair Zigzag
Y (GPa) Y (GPa) σ (GPa) [ε] σ (GPa) [ε]
L 10nm-B376N376 10 0.191 908.31 901.14 96.8 [0.14] 100.1 [0.15]
L 20nm-B1503N1503 20 0.191 907.49 897.72 101.0 [0.14] 100.7 [0.14]
L 30nm-B3383N3383 30 0.194 906.02 896.84 90.9 [0.12] 88.4 [0.12]
L 40nm-B376N376 40 0.012 964.86 956.57 97.2 [0.14] 98.4 [0.14]
L 40nm-B1504N1504 40 0.049 951.71 943.15 96.3 [0.14] 95.5 [0.13]
L 40nm-B3383N3383 40 0.109 932.84 922.16 91.1 [0.12] 88.1 [0.11]
L 40nm-B6013N6013 40 0.194 908.38 897.88 96.4 [0.13] 89.6 [0.12]
L 40nm-B9404N9404 40 0.304 876.81 866.17 88.3 [0.12] 97.6 [0.12]
L 50nm-B9404N9404 50 0.195 904.89 898.38 87.9 [0.11] 92.4 [0.12]
L 100nm-B37588N37588 100 0.195 907.38 897.84 93.4 [0.13] 101.4 [0.15]