Special Subject: Powder Technology for the Synthesis and Utility of Powder Materials
Processing and Evaluation of Nano-Carbon Based Sintered Composites
2019 Volume 62 Pages 10-21
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2019 Volume 62 Pages 10-21
Graphene has excellent physical and mechanical properties so that the use of graphene as reinforcement for structural composites is very attractive to produce exceptional mechanical/functional properties and unique physical/chemical characteristics. Graphene/metal oxide composites have received great attention because of their synergetic effects possibly provided by the combination of metal oxides and graphene. The preparation of uniformly mixed GO/metal oxide hybrid and the fabrication of its ceramic matrix composites are demonstrated by the use of chemically derived graphene which is the exfoliation of graphene oxide (GO) and subsequent reduction to graphene (rGO). The unique functional properties endowed by graphene to rGO-CMCs such as enhanced electrical conductivity, thermoelectric performance and improved mechanical properties are overviewed.
