Preparation of Graphene Nanosheet/Alumina Composites

Abstract:

Graphene nanosheet (GNS)/ Al₂O₃ composite powder with homogeneously distributed GNSs has been fabricated from wet ball milled expanded graphite and Al₂O₃, and then followed by the rotary evaporator at relatively low temperature to dry the mixture and the residual solvent was removed in atmosphere-vacuum pipe-type furnace accessing mixed gases of Argon and Hydrogen at 600 for 6h. During the process, homogeneously dispersed and mixed GNS/ Al₂O₃ composite powders with quite few damage of GNSs structure and properties have been obtained. The microstructures and grain sizes of GNS/ Al₂O₃ composite powders have been investigated. The results showed that the addition of GNSs had diminished the size of Al₂O₃ particles and also the as-prepared GNSs/ Al₂O₃ composite powders can be dispersed and mixed more homogeneously remarkably with the presence of GNSs.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volumes 745-746)
• Pages: 534-538
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.745-746.534
• Online since: February 2013
• Authors: Xia Liu, Yu Chi Fan, Qian Feng, Lian Jun Wang, Wan Jiang
• Keywords: Al₂O₃, GNSs/Al₂O₃, Graphen, Planetary Ball Milling

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