Interfacial Mechanical Properties of Double-Layer Graphene with Consideration of the Effect of Stacking Mode

The mechanical performance and the effect of the stacking mode of the double-layer graphene interface are studied. Three kinds of double-layer graphene-PET composite structure specimens with different stacking methods are designed. By combining micro-Raman spectroscopy with a microtensile loading device, in situ and real-time measurements are carried out for the specimens during the uniaxial loading process. Based on mechanical analysis, a method for peak splitting of the Raman spectra of double-layer polycrystalline graphene is developed to extract the strain information for each layer of graphene. The strain distribution and shear stress distribution of graphene in each layer during the loading process are determined experimentally. The strain transfer between the two interfaces is analyzed, and the mechanical parameters of interfaces are given quantitatively, the interlayer shear stress of graphene is 0.084 MPa. Finally, double-layer graphene with different stacking modes is studied. The results show that the different lengths of the upper and lower layers of graphene lead to a stress concentration of 0.7–1 GPa at the boundary of the short layer of graphene when stacked. The stress concentration problem of double-layer graphene should be considered for the practical application in microelectrical components.