Intrinsic Fracture Nonreciprocity at the Nanoscale

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Main Authors: Zhao, Siwei, Ying, Penghua, Zhang, Guoqiang, Zhou, Ke, Yue, Shengying, Chen, Yan, Liu, Yilun
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author Zhao, Siwei
Ying, Penghua
Zhang, Guoqiang
Zhou, Ke
Yue, Shengying
Chen, Yan
Liu, Yilun
author_facet Zhao, Siwei
Ying, Penghua
Zhang, Guoqiang
Zhou, Ke
Yue, Shengying
Chen, Yan
Liu, Yilun
contents We reveal intrinsic fracture nonreciprocity, manifesting as directional asymmetry in crack resistance, in two-dimensional heterostructures engineered through lattice-mismatched interfaces. Density-functional theory combined with machine-learning molecular dynamics show that intrinsic lattice mismatch between bonded component crystals imprints asymmetric prestrain states at crack tips, governing bond-breaking thresholds through charge redistribution. The failure criterion obeys a universal exponential scaling law between normalized charge density and bond strain, insensitive to bonding chemistry and local atomic environment. The magnitude of nonreciprocity scales systematically with lattice mismatch, reaching 49% at 10% mismatch. Validation across hexagonal, square, rectangular, and oblique two-dimensional lattices confirms universality, establishing interface strain engineering as a general design principle that bridges electronic structure to nanoscale failure, enabling rational design of damage-tolerant nanostructures.
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spellingShingle Intrinsic Fracture Nonreciprocity at the Nanoscale
Zhao, Siwei
Ying, Penghua
Zhang, Guoqiang
Zhou, Ke
Yue, Shengying
Chen, Yan
Liu, Yilun
Materials Science
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Chemical Physics
We reveal intrinsic fracture nonreciprocity, manifesting as directional asymmetry in crack resistance, in two-dimensional heterostructures engineered through lattice-mismatched interfaces. Density-functional theory combined with machine-learning molecular dynamics show that intrinsic lattice mismatch between bonded component crystals imprints asymmetric prestrain states at crack tips, governing bond-breaking thresholds through charge redistribution. The failure criterion obeys a universal exponential scaling law between normalized charge density and bond strain, insensitive to bonding chemistry and local atomic environment. The magnitude of nonreciprocity scales systematically with lattice mismatch, reaching 49% at 10% mismatch. Validation across hexagonal, square, rectangular, and oblique two-dimensional lattices confirms universality, establishing interface strain engineering as a general design principle that bridges electronic structure to nanoscale failure, enabling rational design of damage-tolerant nanostructures.
title Intrinsic Fracture Nonreciprocity at the Nanoscale
topic Materials Science
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Chemical Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.04936