Graphene nanoplatelets (GNPS) exfoliation and dispersion in metal powder using different solvents

Graphene possesses attractive mechanical and physical properties than available nanomaterials and considered as ideal reinforcement in many metals to enhanced mechanical properties. Incorporation and uniform dispersion of graphene in metals is the ultimate challenge due to difference in surface ener...

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Main Authors: Baig, Z., Mamat, O., Mustapha, M., Altaf, K., Mailabari, R.J.
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spelling utp-eprints.254452021-08-27T13:01:20Z Graphene nanoplatelets (GNPS) exfoliation and dispersion in metal powder using different solvents Baig, Z. Mamat, O. Mustapha, M. Altaf, K. Mailabari, R.J. Graphene possesses attractive mechanical and physical properties than available nanomaterials and considered as ideal reinforcement in many metals to enhanced mechanical properties. Incorporation and uniform dispersion of graphene in metals is the ultimate challenge due to difference in surface energies of both contents. Graphene usually available as stacks of multisheets and need exfoliation to obtain single or bi layer because reported unique properties are associated with single layer graphene. In current work, colloidal processing of graphene is employed and processed with iron powder. In this contest exfoliation has been achieved by using different solvents and dispersion attained by mechanically stirred with iron powder at fixed rate. The effect of graphene exfoliation in different solvents and dispersion in iron powder is systematically investigated by FESEM, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, particle size measurement. To study dispersion effect, hardness and density measurements were conducted on vacuum sintered nanocomposite compacts. ©2006-2016 Asian Research Publishing Network (ARPN). Asian Research Publishing Network 2016 Article NonPeerReviewed https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84994309297&partnerID=40&md5=d2c74d8a026fdac197a0f7e00af2b951 Baig, Z. and Mamat, O. and Mustapha, M. and Altaf, K. and Mailabari, R.J. (2016) Graphene nanoplatelets (GNPS) exfoliation and dispersion in metal powder using different solvents. ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 11 (20). pp. 12023-12028. http://eprints.utp.edu.my/25445/
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description Graphene possesses attractive mechanical and physical properties than available nanomaterials and considered as ideal reinforcement in many metals to enhanced mechanical properties. Incorporation and uniform dispersion of graphene in metals is the ultimate challenge due to difference in surface energies of both contents. Graphene usually available as stacks of multisheets and need exfoliation to obtain single or bi layer because reported unique properties are associated with single layer graphene. In current work, colloidal processing of graphene is employed and processed with iron powder. In this contest exfoliation has been achieved by using different solvents and dispersion attained by mechanically stirred with iron powder at fixed rate. The effect of graphene exfoliation in different solvents and dispersion in iron powder is systematically investigated by FESEM, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, particle size measurement. To study dispersion effect, hardness and density measurements were conducted on vacuum sintered nanocomposite compacts. ©2006-2016 Asian Research Publishing Network (ARPN).
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author Baig, Z.
Mamat, O.
Mustapha, M.
Altaf, K.
Mailabari, R.J.
spellingShingle Baig, Z.
Mamat, O.
Mustapha, M.
Altaf, K.
Mailabari, R.J.
Graphene nanoplatelets (GNPS) exfoliation and dispersion in metal powder using different solvents
author_sort Baig, Z.
title Graphene nanoplatelets (GNPS) exfoliation and dispersion in metal powder using different solvents
title_short Graphene nanoplatelets (GNPS) exfoliation and dispersion in metal powder using different solvents
title_full Graphene nanoplatelets (GNPS) exfoliation and dispersion in metal powder using different solvents
title_fullStr Graphene nanoplatelets (GNPS) exfoliation and dispersion in metal powder using different solvents
title_full_unstemmed Graphene nanoplatelets (GNPS) exfoliation and dispersion in metal powder using different solvents
title_sort graphene nanoplatelets (gnps) exfoliation and dispersion in metal powder using different solvents
publisher Asian Research Publishing Network
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