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Journal of Nanomaterials
Volume 2016, Article ID 7487049, 15 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7487049
Research Article

Finite Element Modelling and Mechanical Characterization of Graphyne

Ricardo Couto and Nuno Silvestre

IDMEC, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Avenida Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal

Received 18 January 2016; Revised 18 March 2016; Accepted 7 April 2016

Academic Editor: Albert Nasibulin

Copyright © 2016 Ricardo Couto and Nuno Silvestre. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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