Abstract
Heteroaggregation is employed in a controlled way to the mass-production of individually alumina-decorated multi-walled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with optimized and controlled compositions, with the aim of obtaining reinforced homogeneously dispersed CNT-alumina matrix nanocomposite after spark plasma sintering. The homogeneous composites can only be obtained for CNT concentrations in the range 2.4-16 vol.%. Irreversibility of decoration is examined, and homogeneity of the composite is further investigated, based on supernatant transparency proposed in our approach.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 906-909 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Scripta Materialia |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2008 May |
Keywords
- Alumina
- Carbon nanotubes
- Ceramics
- Colloidal processing
- Nanocomposites
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Materials Science(all)
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering
- Metals and Alloys