Research Article

Continuum Plate Theory and Atomistic Modeling to Find the Flexural Rigidity of a Graphene Sheet Interacting with a Substrate

Table 2

Calculated flexural rigidities for 2D simulations.

Length (nm) Width (nm) Separation (nm) Flexural rigidity (nN nm)

3 . 1 6 . 8 0 . 3 1 0 . 2 6 0 1
3 . 1 6 . 8 0 . 3 7 0 . 2 6 5 3
6 . 4 6 . 8 0 . 3 1 0 . 2 6 1 2
6 . 4 6 . 8 0 . 3 7 0 . 2 5 2 7