ABSTRACT
Graphene possesses features of excellent mechanical properties such as unprecedented highly versatile Young’s modulus and tensile strength. These properties not only endow graphene with robustness to withstand mechanical abrasion but they also make graphene an ideal candidate material for microelectromechanical/nanoelectromechanical devices. In this chapter, we discuss the fundamental mechanical parameters of graphene on the basis of a continuum elastic model, Young’s modulus, quality factors, and others. Initially, the discussion will concentrate on the mechanical properties of pristine graphene, and then extend to cover the properties of graphene derivatives. It is aimed at providing the readers with a comprehensive index to important works related to graphene’s mechanical properties.
