The mechanics of graphene nanocomposites: A review

Young, Robert J.; Kinloch, Ian A.; Gong, Lei; Новоселов, К. С.

doi:10.1016/j.compscitech.2012.05.005

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“…The reinforcing phases included rod-like β-Si 3 N 4 [2][3], various particles or carbon structures such as carbon fibers, nanotubes [4][5] or most recently graphenes [6] or more precisely graphene nanoplatelets (GNP). By the virtue of its outstanding mechanical properties including high tensile strength and Young modulus graphene shows great promise as a nanofiller in composite materials [7]. In addition, they possess excellent electric, thermal and optical properties, too.…”

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Spark plasma sintering of Si₃N₄/multilayer graphene composites

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Mulitlayer graphene reinforced silicon nitride composites were prepared by spark plasma sintering to investigate the effect of the graphene addition on mechanical properties. The composites contained multilayer graphene (MLG) in various (0, 1, 3 and 5 wt%) content. Significantly higher fracture toughness of 8.0 MPa m 1/2 was obtained at 1% MLG content, however, on further increasing the graphene content the toughness did not increase, but dropped to the value of the monolithic silicon nitride. The maximum hardness of 18.8 MPa was also obtained at 1% MLG, while at higher MLG contents it gradually decreased.

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Spark plasma sintering of Si₃N₄/multilayer graphene composites

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“…It is described as a carbon monolayer with outstanding mechanical and electrical properties [5]. Graphene may also be considered as a building material of all other carbon structures [6].…”

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Preparation and characterization of in situ polymerized cyclic butylene terephthalate/graphene nanocomposites

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Graphene reinforced cyclic butylene terephthalate (CBT) matrix nanocomposites were prepared and characterized by mechanical and thermal methods. These nanocomposites containing different amounts of graphene (up to 5 wt%) were prepared by melt mixing with CBT that was polymerized in situ during a subsequent hot pressing. The nanocomposites and the neat polymerized CBT (pCBT) as reference material were subjected to differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), dynamical mechanical analysis (DMA), thermogravimetrical analysis (TGA) and heat conductivity measurements. The dispersion of the grapheme nanoplatelets was characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). It was established that the partly exfoliated graphene worked as nucleating agent for crystallization, acted as very efficient reinforcing agent (the storage modulus at room temperature was increased by 39 and 89% by incorporating 1 and 5 wt.% graphene, respectively). Graphene incorporation markedly enhanced the heat conductivity but did not influence the TGA behaviour due to the not proper exfoliation except the ash content.

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“…the defects near the anode) can also be a good corrosion-inhibiting coating with a superfine abrasion performance, as reported in the previous studies [1][2][3][4]20]. 8 In general, it requires at least 10 kV high voltage to drive the large-sized particles (>200 μm) to move on an insulator substrate [12,13]. In this study, the voltage is only 24 V, but it can drive the particles (<3 μm) on the conductor surface.…”

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“…Furthermore, selective growth of graphene coating on a substrate (e.g. Co, Pt, Ni, Cu) also greatly affected its application [8][9][10]. Additionally, CVD method can not be allowed to large-scale use in industry due to high cost of its production process.…”

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Preparation of surface coatings on a conductive substrate by controlled motion of graphene nanoflakes in a liquid medium

Zhang

Qin

2015

Applied Surface Science

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Controlled motion of graphene and graphene oxide nanoflakes in a thin liquid film on metal surfaces was studied to unravel the significant variations of the electric field effects on the nanoparticles. It was found that graphene oxide flakes were negatively charged and migrated toward anode while the electrically neutral graphene flakes moved toward cathode. Therefore, thin layers of graphene as a protective coating were produced to inhibit corrosion of underlying metals and reduce friction and wear-related mechanical failures in moving mechanical systems. The method does not require an insulated substrate to confine the high electric field to the fluidic layer. The motion of the nano-particles under pulsed electric current was very efficient. The observed effects were interpreted in a possible mechanism associated to the effect of electric field on the mobility of different particles in different conductive media. This significant phenomenon, combined with unique properties of graphene and graphene oxides, represents an exciting platform for enabling diverse applications on the preparation of protective coatings on an arbitrary conductive substrate over large areas.

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The mechanics of graphene nanocomposites: A review

Cited by 1,153 publications

References 196 publications

Spark plasma sintering of Si₃N₄/multilayer graphene composites

Spark plasma sintering of Si₃N₄/multilayer graphene composites

Preparation and characterization of in situ polymerized cyclic butylene terephthalate/graphene nanocomposites

Preparation of surface coatings on a conductive substrate by controlled motion of graphene nanoflakes in a liquid medium

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The mechanics of graphene nanocomposites: A review

Cited by 1,153 publications

References 196 publications

Spark plasma sintering of Si3N4/multilayer graphene composites

Spark plasma sintering of Si3N4/multilayer graphene composites

Preparation and characterization of in situ polymerized cyclic butylene terephthalate/graphene nanocomposites

Preparation of surface coatings on a conductive substrate by controlled motion of graphene nanoflakes in a liquid medium

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