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- Publisher
- Springer Journals
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2002 by Nature Publishing Group
- Subject
- Materials Science; Materials Science, general; Optical and Electronic Materials; Biomaterials; Nanotechnology; Condensed Matter Physics
- ISSN
- 1476-1122
- eISSN
- 1476-4660
- DOI
- 10.1038/nmat793
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- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
The extraordinary mechanical, thermal and electrical properties of carbon nanotubes have prompted intense research into a wide range of applications in structural materials, electronics, chemical processing and energy management. Attempts have been made to develop advanced engineering materials with improved or novel properties through the incorporation of carbon nanotubes in selected matrices (polymers, metals and ceramics). But the use of carbon nanotubes to reinforce ceramic composites has not been very successful; for example, in alumina-based systems only a 24% increase in toughness has been obtained so far. Here we demonstrate their potential use in reinforcing nanocrystalline ceramics. We have fabricated fully dense nanocomposites of single-wall carbon nanotubes with nanocrystalline alumina (Al2O3) matrix at sintering temperatures as low as 1,150 °C by spark-plasma sintering. A fracture toughness of 9.7 MPa m½, nearly three times that of pure nanocrystalline alumina, can be achieved.
Journal
Nature Materials – Springer Journals
Published: Dec 15, 2002