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Interlayer mechanical coupling in van der Waals materials

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Fracture behaviours and related atomic-scale phenomena of van der Waals materials are elucidated through the use of electron microscopy, which highlights the important role of interlayer coupling and re-bonding, providing valuable insights for engineering mechanical properties of layered materials and structures.

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Fig. 1: Atomic-scale fracture phenomena in vdW materials.

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  1. Center for Multidimensional Carbon Materials, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Ulsan, Republic of Korea

    Kangsik Kim & Zonghoon Lee

  2. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, Republic of Korea

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Kim, K., Lee, Z. Interlayer mechanical coupling in van der Waals materials. Nat. Mater. (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-025-02239-1

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