Publications by authors named "William T Funkenbusch"
2D materials such as graphene, graphene oxide, transition metal dichalcogenides, and 2D polymers have unique properties which allow them to be used in many applications from electronics to energy to biotechnology. Producing and applying these materials often involves solution processing. Previous computational studies have observed 2D sheets in shear and extensional flows, but have focused on steady flows, even though the dynamics of these materials might exhibit hysteresis.
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- A study investigates how 2D materials like graphene behave when in solution, emphasizing that there's still a lack of fundamental understanding in this area.
- Researchers enhance previous models by incorporating short-ranged Lennard-Jones interactions to see how 2D sheets react in shear flow, revealing a diverse range of conformations based on various factors.
- The findings classify the sheets into different conformational states (flat, tumbling, etc.) and demonstrate that shear-thinning and shear-thickening behaviors can occur even without thermal fluctuations.