简介:Grapheneisthestrongestmaterialbutitsperformanceissignificantlyweakenedbyvacancydefects.Weusemoleculardynamicssimulationstoinvestigatethetensilebehaviorofagraphenewhichcontainsasinglevacancydefect.Ourresultssuggestthatbecauseofthesinglevacancy,thefracturestrengthofgraphenelossesabout17.7%.Thestressconcentrationaroundthevacancydefectleadstothedestructionofnearbysix-memberringsstructure,whichformstheinitialcrack.Thepropagationdirectionofthiscrackindefectivegrapheneisatanangleof60°tothetensiledirectioninitially,butthenbecomesperpendiculartothetensiledirection.