Strain diagram (IMAGE)

University of Washington

Strain diagram

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Unstrained sheets of carbon atoms in the lefthand image produce a characteristic honeycomb moiré pattern when rotated relative to one another. When one of the sheets is strained relative to the other, as in the righthand image, new patterns and behaviors emerge.

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Matthew Yankowitz/University of Washington

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