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20022026
most citedTorsional refrigeration by twisted, coiled, and supercoiled fibers

226 citations · 618 across the 35 of their papers we have counts for

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37 papers

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

A Computational Method to Simulate Electrostatic Actuation in Polycatenated Architected Materials

Mateus Maciel Vivaldi, Alexandre F. Fonseca

A novel class of polycatenated architected materials (PAMs) has recently emerged, exhibiting distinctive mechanical properties such as stress-strain hysteresis and a geometry-drive…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2023★ 13 cited

Elastocaloric Effect in Graphene Kirigami

Luiz A. Ribeiro Junior, Marcelo L. Pereira Junior, Alexandre F. Fonseca

Kirigami, a traditional Japanese art of paper-cutting, has recently been explored for its elastocaloric effect (ECE) in kirigami-based materials (KMs), where applying strain induce…

cond-mat.mes-hall2023

Fully Atomistic Molecular Dynamics Investigation of the Simplest Model of Dry-Draw Fabrication of Carbon Nanotube Fibers

Luís F. V. Thomazini, Alexandre F. Fonseca

Macroscopic assemblies of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are desirable materials because of the excellent CNT properties. Amongst the methods of production of these CNT materials, the dry…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2023★ 16 cited

First-Principles and Reactive Molecular Dynamics Study of the Elastic Properties of Pentahexoctite-based Nanotubes

W. H. S. Brandão, J. M. De Sousa, A. L. Aguiar +3

Pentahexoctite (PH) is a pure sp hybridized planar carbon allotrope whose structure consists of a symmetric combination of pentagons, hexagons, and octagons. The proposed PH st…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2023★ 9 cited

Exploring the Elastic Properties and Fracture Patterns of Me-Graphene Monolayers and Nanotubes through Reactive Molecular Dynamics Simulations

Marcelo L. Pereira Junior, José. M. De Sousa, Wjefferson H. S. Brandão +3

Me-graphene (MeG) is a novel two-dimensional (2D) carbon allotrope. Due to its attractive electronic and structural properties, it is important to study the mechanical behavior of…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2023★ 4 cited

Density dependence of elastic properties of graphynes

Guilherme B. Kanegae, Alexandre F. Fonseca

Graphyne is a two-dimensional carbon allotrope of graphene. Its structure is composed of aromatic rings and/or carbon-carbon bonds connected by one or more acetylene chains. As som…