Raman Spectroscopy and Microstructural Characterization of Hot-Rolled Copper/Graphene Composite Materials
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Type of Cu Powder and Graphene
2.2. Fabrication of the Composite Material and Post-Treatment
2.2.1. Fabrication of the Composite Materials
2.2.2. HR Post-Treatment
2.2.3. Polarized Raman Spectroscopy
2.3. Hardness and Microstructural Characterization
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Cu/Gr Composite Materials and HR Post-Treatment
3.2. Polarized Raman Spectroscopy: Effect on HR of Gr Alignment
3.3. Microstructural Analysis and Hardness Measurements
3.3.1. XRD Analysis
3.3.2. EBSD Analysis
3.3.3. Hardness Measurements
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Number of Passes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
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Thickness reduction (%) | 10 | 19 | 27 | 34 | 41 | 65 | 79 |
(111)/(200) | (111)/(220) | |
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Cu | 2.1 | 17.0 |
Cu 15 HR | 1.8 | 1.1 |
Cu/Gr | 2.3 | 6.0 |
Cu/Gr 15 HR | 2.1 | 2.3 |
Cu | Cu 15 | |
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Grain size (μm2) | 13 | 9 |
Surface fraction of twins | 13 | 31 |
Cu/Gr | Cu/Gr 15 | |
Grain size (μm2) | 15 | 19 |
Surface fraction of twins | 15 | 21 |
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Bident, A.; Grosseau-Poussard, J.-L.; Delange, F.; Addad, A.; Ji, G.; Lu, Y.; Bobet, J.-L.; Veillere, A.; Silvain, J.-F. Raman Spectroscopy and Microstructural Characterization of Hot-Rolled Copper/Graphene Composite Materials. Inorganics 2024, 12, 227. https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics12080227
Bident A, Grosseau-Poussard J-L, Delange F, Addad A, Ji G, Lu Y, Bobet J-L, Veillere A, Silvain J-F. Raman Spectroscopy and Microstructural Characterization of Hot-Rolled Copper/Graphene Composite Materials. Inorganics. 2024; 12(8):227. https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics12080227
Chicago/Turabian StyleBident, Antoine, Jean-Luc Grosseau-Poussard, Florence Delange, Ahmed Addad, Gang Ji, Yongfeng Lu, Jean-Louis Bobet, Amélie Veillere, and Jean-François Silvain. 2024. "Raman Spectroscopy and Microstructural Characterization of Hot-Rolled Copper/Graphene Composite Materials" Inorganics 12, no. 8: 227. https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics12080227