Influence of high-pressure torsion and hot rolling on the microstructure and mechanical properties of aluminum–fullerene composites

Preface to the special section on mechanochemical synthesis

“…Siddhanti et al [13] described a methodology to successfully functionalize graphene sheets with fluorine and chlorine atoms in a controlled manner using mechanochemical methods and different halogen sources. Roh et al [14] compared the effect of two different powder consolidation methods, high-pressure torsion and hot rolling, on the microstructure and mechanical properties of Al/fullerene composite materials. Kim et al [15] combined chemical and mechanical (ball milling) methods to obtain rGO/Al composite materials and then investigated the effect of the interfacial features on the mechanical and electrical properties of the resulting material.…”

Fabrication of highly pressure-sensitive, hydrophobic, and flexible 3D carbon nanofiber networks by electrospinning for human physiological signal monitoring

“…28 In addition, PAN is an easily available and inexpensive raw material compared to other building units to achieve carbonaceous sponges, such as fullerenes, graphene, and carbon nanotubes. [29][30][31] During the fabrication process, AlCl 3 played the most important role in creating the 3D CNFNs with robust mechanical properties and thermal insulation. 24 Owing to the thermal treatment, the AlCl 3 was converted into Al 2 O 3 .…”