The size and grain conformality of the metallurgical precursor powder significantly affect the
comprehensive properties of metal matrix composites. To address this challenge …

Copper-graphene composites show remarkable electrical performance surpassing
traditional copper conductors albeit at a micron scale; there are several challenges in …

Rapid urbanization and industrialization made China the world's largest refined copper
producer and consumer. Insufficient copper ore reserves necessitated significant imports …

Graphene has been identified as an efficient filler to increase the strength and conductivity of
aluminum but the reaction between aluminum and graphene at elevated temperature is …

This paper explores the transport properties of aluminum-carbon composite material via ab
initio methods. Interfacial and electronic dynamics of the aluminum-graphene interface …

This study focuses on the construction of small-scale atomistic representations of three
Appalachian coals of different ranks–high volatile bituminous, low volatile bituminous, and …

In a complex nanostructured material or composite, the thermoelectric figure of merit, ZT (T),
is strongly dependent on the morphology and transport properties of interfacial areas that …

The electronic conduction properties of copper–graphene composite materials including
common coal impurities are studied. Exploring the transport properties for three …

The electronic and transport properties of aluminum-graphene composite materials were
investigated using the ab initio plane wave density functional theory. The interfacial structure …