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Graphene has an ultra-high thermal conductivity (TC) along its basin plane. However, the TC of graphene/metal composites is still far below the expectation due primarily to the lack of sufficient graphene alignment in the metal matrix. Herein, we reported an efficient route to prepare the graphene nanoplatelet (GNP)/Cu composites with highly aligned GNPs by a vacuum filtration method followed by spark...
Super-stretchable helical structures made from carbon nanotube (CNT) fibers are promising candidates for applications in stretchable and wearable devices. A multi-scale model of the helical structures of CNT/polymer composite fibers is presented to gain more insight into their deformation properties and damage mechanisms. By imitating the practical preparation process, a suitable model for the helical...
Polymer infiltration is an efficient way to strengthen carbon nanotube fibers in the process of spinning. Given the carbon nanotube/polymer composite fibers obtained from this approach possess higher mechanical properties than the ones of their components, the general rule of mixtures for a composite material is not applicable. Accordingly, a novel coarse-grained molecular dynamics model is proposed...
Monotonic and cyclic tensile loading experiments were conducted for analyzing elastoplastic deformation and failure of carbon nanotube (CNT) fibers. The deformation stages of the CNT fibers under tensile loads consist of a short elastic stage and a long-lasting plastic stage, while the elastic stage of the CNT fibers can be generally divided into two parts: a perfect-elastic stage and an elastic-like...
An in situ strategy for fabrication of reduced graphene oxide/fused silica (rGO/FS) composites using 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane as surfactant is reported. GO nanosheets were bound to FS particles by an electrostatic assembly between ultra thin negatively charged GO sheets and positively charged amino-modified FS particles. After spark plasma sintering, rGO/FS bulk composites have been produced from...
An electrochemical synthesis method of reducing graphene oxide (GO) under constant potential is reported. Electrochemical technique offers control over reaction parameters such as the applied voltage, electrical current and reduction time; whereas the desired size and thickness of the film can be pre-determined by controlling the amount of precursor GO deposited on the electrode with defined shape...
Graphene nanoribbons (GNR) have been fabricated by a microexplosion method without severe oxidation – filling multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) with potassium and then reacting with water vigorously. Transmission electron microscopy and scanning transmission electron microscopy have verified the synthesis mechanism: when MWCNTs are effectively filled with potassium, the microexplosion generated...
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