Copper/carbon nanotube composites: Research trends and outlook

RM Sundaram, A Sekiguchi… - Royal Society …, 2018 - royalsocietypublishing.org
We present research progress made in developing copper/carbon nanotube composites
(Cu/CNT) to fulfil a growing demand for lighter copper substitutes with superior electrical …

Cold‐Sprayed Metal Coatings with Nanostructure

S Yin, C Chen, X Suo, R Lupoi - Advances in Materials Science …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Cold spray is a solid‐state coating deposition technology developed in the 1980s. In
comparison with conventional thermal spray processes, cold spray can retain the original …

Enhancing the strength of carbon nanotubes reinforced copper matrix composites by optimizing the interface structure and dispersion uniformity

X Chen, J Tao, J Yi, Y Liu, R Bao, C Li, S Tan… - Diamond and Related …, 2018 - Elsevier
Interface between carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and copper matrix is generally weak
mechanical bonding due to the lack of wetting and interaction between them. In the present …

Simultaneous achievement of high strength, excellent ductility, and good electrical conductivity in carbon nanotube/copper composites

P Yang, X You, J Yi, D Fang, R Bao, T Shen… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this study, a novel mixing method that combines wet mixing and conventional ball milling
followed by spark plasma sintering (SPS) was used to fabricate carbon nanotube (CNT) …

Ameliorated mechanical and thermal properties of SiC reinforced Al matrix composites through hybridizing carbon nanotubes

B Guo, X Zhang, X Cen, X Wang, M Song, S Ni… - Materials …, 2018 - Elsevier
By hybridizing carbon nanotubes (CNTs) into SiC reinforced Al matrix composites, a novel
composite was fabricated to achieve excellent mechanical properties and low coefficient of …

Fabrication of CNT/Cu composites with enhanced strength and ductility by SP combined with optimized SPS method

L Liu, R Bao, J Yi, D Fang - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2018 - Elsevier
Mono-dispersed and homogeneous carbon nanotube (CNT)/copper (Cu) composite
powders were fabricated by spraying pyrolysis (SP) method successfully. Subsequently …

Preparation of CNT/Cu nano composite powder with uniform dispersion and strong interface bonding by SP method

L Li, R Bao, J Yi, L Liu, S Mao - Powder Technology, 2018 - Elsevier
Uniform dispersion of carbon nanotube (CNT) and strong interface combination between
nano‑carbon reinforcement and metal matrix are of extremely importance to fabricate …

Electrodeposited Cu/buckypaper composites with high electrical conductivity and ampacity

X Chen, J Tao, J Yi, Y Liu, R Bao, C Li - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2018 - Elsevier
Cu/buckypaper composites were prepared through electrodeposition of Cu onto buckypaper
from a Cu sulfate electrolyte. The oxygen-containing functional groups were introduced to …

Effects of boron addition on the microstructure and properties of in situ synthesis TiC reinforced CuTiC composites

H Ding, Q Liu, X Wang, X Fan, M Krzystyniak… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2018 - Elsevier
In situ TiC particles reinforced Cu matrix composites have been prepared by melt reaction
method in this work. It is found that, during the preparation, not all the added graphite can …