Research on graphene has been develo** at a relentless pace as it holds the promise of
delivering composites with exceptional properties. In particular, the excellent mechanical …

Graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) are considered to be one of the most promising new
reinforcements due to their unique two-dimensional structure and remarkable mechanical …

High density reduced graphene oxide (rGO) reinforced aluminum nitride (AlN) composites
were successfully fabricated by the one-step spark plasma sintering (SPS) method. Raman …

In this work, the key role of colloid chemistry in the development of novel processing routes
for ceramic manufacture is reported. An overview of the origins of a ceramic processing …

In general, alumina membranes have been extensively developed for protein separation
and purification. Alumina membranes, which naturally feature a moderate hydrophilic …

The effect of Pt content dispersed in Ag-CuO fillers on the interfacial microstructure and
properties of Al 2 O 3 ceramic joints brazed in air was investigated. Pt addition did not …

Thermal batteries are reserve batteries with molten salts as an electrolyte, which activates at
high temperature. Due to their excellent reliability, long shelf life, and mechanical …

The paper describes the chemical modification of the graphene oxide (GO) surface with
glucosamine, which was conjugated to GO via a carbodiimide-mediated amidation-type …

The use of allotropic phases of carbon (ie nanotubes, graphene or carbon nanofibers) as
second phases to design ceramic composites is a hot topic at present. Researchers try to …

Multilayer materials have demonstrated to provide an efficient mechanism for toughening by
deflection of a propagating crack by weak interlayers. Therefore, the aim of this work is to …