High strength and plasticity in disordered multilayer graphene reinforced copper composites.

ABSTRACT: Nanocrystalline (nc) metals typically possess high strength but low ductility. Here, we report an interface nanostructuring design via plasma assisted ball milling (PABM) to fabricate disordered multilayer graphene (DMGr)/Cu composites that are ultra-strong yet plastic, achieving a compressive strength of 1.56 GPa and plastic strain of exceeding 0.6. Our strategy relies on the uniformly and densely dispersed DMGr with sp²-sp³ hybridization. Interlayer sliding of DMGr but much stronger than van der Waals forces which can be anticipated to mediate plastic deformation and improve the plasticity. The high intrinsic strength of DMGr and associated Cu lattice strain near the interface due to strong interactions between DMGr and matrix can significantly impede dislocation mo

SUBMITTER: Geng Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12287321 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature