Mechanical Properties of Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene

Structural and sliding wear properties of Ag/Graphene/WC hybrid nanocomposites produced by electroless co-deposition

“…1a, it can be observed that dispersing the WC particles has a profound effect on the preferred orientation of silver matrix growth whereas graphene has negligible silver growth orientation difference. Contrary to our results, Kuang et al [18] reported that Ni could grow on the graphene sheets after reduction during the electrodeposition process. Therefore, it can be concluded that Ag cannot grown on the graphene sheets rather, graphene penetrated between the Ag grains during electrodeposition.…”

“…In comparison with polymers and ceramics, Graphene-based metal matrix composites have been little researched. Most of the existing reports focus on the deposition of nanoparticles of noble metals and oxides on the surface of Graphene to impart new functionalities, such as catalytic, energy storage, photocatalytic, sensory and optoelectronic [18]. However, to best of author's knowledge, there has been no report on the fabrication of Ag/WC/Graphene composite materials.…”

Recent advances in additive‐enhanced polymer electrolyte membrane properties in fuel cell applications: An overview

“…Graphene comes in two dimensions in the form of a single‐layer hexagonal lattice and is capable of being transformed into various forms, including fullerene, carbon nanotubes, and a graphite that has more than one layer. Mechanical tests have recorded graphene as the strongest material, and it has good thermal and electrical properties due to its sp 2 hybridization network . The high flexibility of graphene nanosheets allows them to be widely used in electronics and energy storage, in contrast to the highly fragile graphite .…”

“…Mechanical tests have recorded graphene as the strongest material, and it has good thermal and electrical properties due to its sp 2 hybridization network. 40,41 The high flexibility of graphene nanosheets allows them to be widely used in electronics and energy storage, in contrast to the highly fragile graphite. 42 Graphene is also capable of heterogeneous electron transfer because it has some oxygen-containing groups on the edge or surface, which significantly increases its electrochemical performance.…”

Influence of CNTs decomposition during reactive friction‐stir processing of an Al–Mg alloy on the correlation between microstructural characteristics and microtextural components

“…In the last decade, single-walled (SW-CNTs) and multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MW-CNTs) with quite exceptional (21) 8208 4127; fax: +98 (21) 8800 6076; e-mail: fkhodabakhshi@ut.ac.ir, farzad-khodabakhshi83@gmail.com, fkhodaba@uwaterloo.ca intrinsic characteristics (including a strength higher than 50 GPa, elastic modulus of about 1 TPa, low density and notable electrical and thermal properties) have been a focus for many researchers (Carvalho et al, 2013;Hu & Lu, 2014;Khodabakhshi et al, 2017;Singla et al, 2015). The interesting combination of properties has motivated significant attention towards MW-CNTs as optimal reinforcing agents for strengthening different metals, especially aluminium through development of new nanocomposites with superior physical and mechanical properties (Hu & Lu, 2014;Singla et al, 2015). Due to the high aspect ratio of CNTs, attaining a homogenous dispersion from these reinforcing materials is rather challenging (Carvalho et al, 2013;Khodabakhshi et al, 2017).…”