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It has been established that zirconia nanosheets have many potential applications when compared with other materials possessing similar properties; however, the utilization of most of their potentials is constrained due to minimal data currently available on its mechanical properties. In this paper, the Young’s modulus of single-layered zirconia nanosheets is predicted based on the concept of the finite element analysis. The nanosheet was modelled structurally as a hexagonal network of bonds connected by zirconium and oxygen atoms. Zirconia nanosheets with different dimensions and chirality were simulated with bonds between the atoms regarded as beam elements. The Young’s modulus of the nanosheet was determined based on the combination of molecular mechanics and structural mechanics. The results obtained from the modeling indicates that the technique used is a viable tool for predicting mechanical properties of cubic zirconia nanosheets at a lower computational cost when compared to complex ab initio molecular dynamics and sophisticated experimental techniques.
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The authors are grateful for the supports provided by Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS and Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) through the Long Term Research Grant Scheme (LRGS) for One Baja Research Programme (Project 6).
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Muhammad, I.D., Awang, M., Seng, L.K. (2015). Numerical Modelling of Young’s Modulus of Single-Layered Cubic Zirconia Nanosheets. In: Öchsner, A., Altenbach, H. (eds) Mechanical and Materials Engineering of Modern Structure and Component Design. Advanced Structured Materials, vol 70. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19443-1_30
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