
Keywords
ceramic composite, gel-casting, reductive sintering, cross-linking, electrical property, graphitization
Abstract
In the present study, graphite/alumina composites are fabricated via reductive sintering of gel-casted green bodies with structurally controlled cross-linked epoxy polymers for the first time. The cross-linking degrees of polymers are tuned by the amount ratio of epoxy monomer/polyvinyl alcohol cross-linker utilized in gel-casting process. Superior electrical properties with respect to 5-fold enhanced electrical conductivity and 2-fold higher carrier mobility are successfully achieved in graphite/alumina composite fabricated from cross-linked epoxy polymer, whose phenomenon is attributed to the excellent conductive path in ceramic matrix established by highly uniform network with improved graphitization degree.
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FUNAHASHI, Yoshiaki; XIN, Yunzi; KATO, Kunihiko; NGUYEN, Huu Hien; and SHIRAI, Takashi
(2022)
"Enhanced electrical property of graphite/Al2O3 composite fabricated by reductive sintering of gel-casted body using cross-linked epoxy polymer,"
Journal of Advanced Ceramics: Vol. 11:
Iss.
4, Article 1.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40145-021-0552-4
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https://dc.tsinghuajournals.com/journal-of-advanced-ceramics/vol11/iss4/1