Metal Nanocomposites Reinforced by Ceramic Nanoarchitecture: Exploiting Extrinsic Size Effects for High Mechanical Strength

The pursuit of harnessing superior mechanical properties achieved through the size effect on a macroscopic scale has been a prominent focus in engineering, as size-induced strengthening is enabled only in the nanoscale regime. This study presents a metal/ceramic/metal (MCM) nanocomposite reinforced...

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Published in:Nano letters 2024-10, Vol.24 (42), p.13414-13421
Main Authors: Bae, Gwangmin, Kang, Dong Gyu, Ahn, Changui, Kim, Daeho, Nam, Hyeon Gyun, Hyun, Gayea, Jang, Dongchan, Han, Seung Min, Jeon, Seokwoo
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Language:English
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Summary:The pursuit of harnessing superior mechanical properties achieved through the size effect on a macroscopic scale has been a prominent focus in engineering, as size-induced strengthening is enabled only in the nanoscale regime. This study presents a metal/ceramic/metal (MCM) nanocomposite reinforced by ceramic nanoarchitectures. Through proximity-field nanopatterning, the inch-scale production of nanoarchitecture films is enabled in a single fabrication step. The developed three-dimensional (3D) Ni/Al2O3/Ni nanocomposite film exhibits significantly high compressive strength, corresponding to an increase of approximately 30% compared with that calculated using the upper limits of the conventional rule of mixtures. The exceptional strength of the 3D MCM nanocomposite can be attributed to the extrinsic size effect of the ceramic nanoarchitectures. By combining size-induced strengthening of ceramics with the strengthening law for composites, a new type of strengthening model is derived and experimentally validated using the 3D MCM nanocomposite.
ISSN:1530-6984
1530-6992
1530-6992
DOI:10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c04010