Journal
CRYSTALS
Volume 11, Issue 5, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/cryst11050457
Keywords
ceramic matrix composite; carbon nanotube; CNTs dispersion; densification
Funding
- Malaysia Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) through a Fundamental Research Grant Scheme [FRGS/1/2018/STG07/UPM/02/3, 5540132]
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This article reviews CNTs-reinforced CMC materials, analyzing the challenges in synthesis and summarizing the outstanding microstructural and functional properties of CNTs in the materials. Future technological directions for advancements in CNTs-CMCs are also discussed.
Ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) are well-established composites applied on commercial, laboratory, and even industrial scales, including pottery for decoration, glass-ceramics-based light-emitting diodes (LEDs), commercial cooking utensils, high-temperature laboratory instruments, industrial catalytic reactors, and engine turbine blades. Despite the extensive applications of CMCs, researchers had to deal with their brittleness, low electrical conductivity, and low thermal properties. The use of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) as reinforcement is an effective and efficient method to tailor the ceramic structure at the nanoscale, which provides considerable practicability in the fabrication of highly functional CMC materials. This article provides a comprehensive review of CNTs-reinforced CMC materials (CNTs-CMCs). We critically examined the notable challenges during the synthesis of CNTs-CMCs. Five CNT dispersion processes were elucidated with a comparative study of the established research for the homogeneity distribution in the CMCs and the enhanced properties. We also discussed the effect of densification techniques on the properties of CNTs-CMCs. Additionally, we synopsized the outstanding microstructural and functional properties of CNTs in the CNTs-CMCs, namely stimulated ceramic crystallization, high thermal conductivity, bandgap reduction, and improved mechanical toughness. We also addressed the fundamental insights for the future technological maturation and advancement of CNTs-CMCs.
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