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  • Feature Paper
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  • Open Access
373 Citations
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29 Pages

A Review of the Synthesis and Applications of Polymer–Nanoclay Composites

  • Feng Guo,
  • Saman Aryana,
  • Yinghui Han and
  • Yunpeng Jiao

19 September 2018

Recent advancements in material technologies have promoted the development of various preparation strategies and applications of novel polymer–nanoclay composites. Innovative synthesis pathways have resulted in novel polymer–nanoclay comp...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
3,679 Views
10 Pages

High-Temperature Synthesis of Metal–Matrix Composites (Ni-Ti)-TiB2

  • Vladimir Promakhov,
  • Alexey Matveev,
  • Nikita Schulz,
  • Mikhail Grigoriev,
  • Andrey Olisov,
  • Alexander Vorozhtsov,
  • Alexander Zhukov and
  • Victor Klimenko

9 March 2021

Currently, metal–matrix composite materials are some of the most promising types of materials, and they combine the advantages of a metal matrix and reinforcing particles/fibres. Within the framework of this article, the high-temperature synthesis of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
3,625 Views
14 Pages

Reinforcement of Aluminium-Matrix Composites with Glass Fibre by Metallurgical Synthesis

  • Małgorzata Zasadzińska,
  • Paweł Strzępek,
  • Andrzej Mamala and
  • Piotr Noga

29 November 2020

Continuous pressure put on researchers all over the world these days to design materials of improved properties create opportunities to study new methods of production in conjunction with entirely new and innovative materials such as alloys or compos...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,609 Views
11 Pages

Synthesis of Metal Matrix Composites Based on CrxNiy-TiN for Additive Technology

  • Alexey Matveev,
  • Vladimir Promakhov,
  • Nikita Schultz and
  • Alexander Vorozhtsov

9 October 2021

The novelty of this work consists of obtaining original fundamental data on the laws of synthesis of new metal matrix composite materials for additive technologies. CrN + TiNi composites were obtained using the method of self-propagating high-tempera...

  • Review
  • Open Access
33 Citations
6,810 Views
28 Pages

Magnetic Self-Healing Composites: Synthesis and Applications

  • Kenneth Cerdan,
  • Carlos Moya,
  • Peter Van Puyvelde,
  • Gilles Bruylants and
  • Joost Brancart

13 June 2022

Magnetic composites and self-healing materials have been drawing much attention in their respective fields of application. Magnetic fillers enable changes in the material properties of objects, in the shapes and structures of objects, and ultimately...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,151 Views
9 Pages

Synthesis of Porous Biomimetic Composites: A Sea Urchin Skeleton Used as a Template

  • Nikolay P. Shapkin,
  • Evgeniy K. Papynov,
  • Alexandr E. Panasenko,
  • Irina G. Khalchenko,
  • Vitaly Yu. Mayorov,
  • Anatoliy L. Drozdov,
  • Natalya V. Maslova and
  • Igor Yu. Buravlev

24 September 2021

The paper presents an original method for the template synthesis of biomimetic porous composites using polyferrophenylsiloxane (PFPS) and the skeleton of the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus intermedius as a structuring template. The study aimed to form...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,807 Views
14 Pages

28 November 2022

Luminescent carbon nanostructures (CNSs) have been intensively researched, but there is still no consensus on a fundamental understanding of their structure and properties that limits their potential applications. In this study, we developed a facile...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,854 Views
8 Pages

2 March 2019

Combustion syntheses involving intermetallic and thermitic reactions were conducted to fabricate FeAl–TiB2–Al2O3 composites. Two combustion systems consisting of Fe, Al, Ti, Fe2O3 and B2O3 were studied for formation of xFeAl–yTiB2&n...

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  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,761 Views
11 Pages

3 February 2021

Fabrication of FeSi-Al2O3 composites with a molar ratio of FeSi/Al2O3 ranging from 1.2 to 4.5 was conducted by the self-propagating high-temperature synthesis (SHS) method. The synthesis reaction involved metallothermic reduction of Fe2O3 and SiO2 by...

  • Article
  • Open Access
36 Citations
7,555 Views
18 Pages

20 October 2022

The chemical stability and adsorptive/catalytic properties of the most widely studied metal–organic framework (MOF), which is HKUST-1, can be improved by its combination with graphene oxide (GO) or reduced graphene oxide (rGO). The chemistry of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
3,517 Views
11 Pages

Interaction of a Ti–Cu Alloy with Carbon: Synthesis of Composites and Model Experiments

  • Dina V. Dudina,
  • Tomila M. Vidyuk,
  • Michail A. Korchagin,
  • Alexander I. Gavrilov,
  • Natalia V. Bulina,
  • Maksim A. Esikov,
  • Masanari Datekyu and
  • Hidemi Kato

7 May 2019

Titanium carbide (TiC), is the most thermodynamically stable compound in the Ti–C–Cu system, which makes it a suitable reinforcement phase for copper matrix composites. In this work, the interaction of a Ti–Cu alloy with different f...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
5,332 Views
7 Pages

Self-Propagating High Temperature Synthesis of TiB2–MgAl2O4 Composites

  • Nina Radishevskaya,
  • Olga Lepakova,
  • Natalia Karakchieva,
  • Anastasiya Nazarova,
  • Nikolai Afanasiev,
  • Anna Godymchuk and
  • Alexander Gusev

3 August 2017

Metal borides are widely used as heat-insulating materials, however, the range of their application in high-temperature conditions with oxidative medium is significantly restricted. To improve the thermal stability of structural materials based on ti...

  • Article
  • Open Access
967 Views
21 Pages

Hydrothermal Synthesis Optimization of High-Aspect Ratio α-Al2O3 Microfibers for Thermally Conductive Soft Composites

  • Omar Zahhaf,
  • Giulia D’Ambrogio,
  • François Grasland,
  • Guilhem Rival,
  • Minh-Quyen Le,
  • Pierre-Jean Cottinet and
  • Jean-Fabien Capsal

9 October 2025

This work presents a comprehensive study on the synthesis and application of Al2O3 fibers derived from an ammonium aluminum carbonate hydroxide (AACH) precursor. Through a hydrothermal route, the influence of critical synthesis parameters, including...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
2,956 Views
11 Pages

24 December 2019

In situ formation of intermetallic/ceramic composites composed of molybdenum silicides (Mo5Si3 and Mo3Si) and magnesium aluminate spinel (MgAl2O4) was conducted by combustion synthesis with reducing stages in the mode of self-propagating high-tempera...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,843 Views
16 Pages

24 December 2021

Ta/Ti/Ni/ceramic multilayered composites were successfully prepared by combustion synthesis. Laminated composites Ti–Ta–(Ti + 0.65C)–Ni–(Ti + 1.7B)–(Ti + 1.7B)–Ta–Ni-Ti and 3(Ti + 1.7B)–Ta–(5Ti +...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,174 Views
14 Pages

15 May 2024

This research successfully synthesized SnO2@ZnIn2S4 composites for photocatalytic tap water splitting using a rapid two-step microwave-assisted synthesis method. This study investigated the impact of incorporating a fixed quantity of SnO2 nanoparticl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,723 Views
10 Pages

26 October 2021

Aluminothermic combustion synthesis was conducted with Fe2O3–Al–Fe–Si reaction systems under Fe/Si stoichiometry from Fe-20 to Fe-50 at. % Si to investigate the formation Fe3Si/FeSi–Al2O3 composites. The solid-state combustion was sufficiently exothe...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,789 Views
17 Pages

Ascorbic Acid-Assisted Polyol Synthesis of Iron and Fe/GO, Fe/h-BN Composites for Pb2+ Removal from Wastewaters

  • Denis Leybo,
  • Marat Tagirov,
  • Elizaveta Permyakova,
  • Anton Konopatsky,
  • Konstantin Firestein,
  • Feruza Tuyakova,
  • Dmitry Arkhipov and
  • Denis Kuznetsov

22 December 2019

Iron powders and Fe/graphene oxide and Fe/boron nitride composites were synthesized by means of a polyol synthesis method. The effect of NaOH/Fe and ascorbic acid/Fe ratios on the characteristics of synthesized products were evaluated. The samples we...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
2,901 Views
14 Pages

A Study of Silver Decoration on Carbon Nanotubes via Ultrasonic Chemical Synthesis and Their Reinforced Copper Matrix Composites

  • Dengfeng Tian,
  • Yichun Liu,
  • Jie Yu,
  • Qi Zhao,
  • Jingmei Tao,
  • Zhong Wu,
  • Jinfeng Zhang,
  • Yunying Fan,
  • Yanzhang Liu and
  • Caiju Li
  • + 1 author

27 February 2023

The homogeneous distribution of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in the Cu matrix and good interfacial bonding are the key factors to obtain excellent properties of carbon nanotube-reinforced Cu-based composites (CNT/Cu). In this work, silver-modified carbon...

  • Article
  • Open Access
706 Views
25 Pages

Synthesis of Carbon-Zinc Oxide Microspheres Decorated with Ammonium Polyphosphate (APP) for Synergistic Flame Retardancy in Polypropylene Composites

  • Juan J. Mendoza,
  • Jesús R. Campos,
  • Ramón Enrique Díaz de León-Gómez,
  • Luciano da Silva,
  • Antonio Serguei Ledezma-Pérez,
  • Arxel de León and
  • Edgar Nazareo Cabrera-Álvarez

29 October 2025

A key strategy for improving polypropylene (PP) fire safety involves developing composites with enhanced flame-retardant properties. In this study, novel flame-retardant systems were developed through the sustainable synthesis of carbon microspheres...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
5,867 Views
8 Pages

UHTC composites were prepared by self-propagating high-temperature synthesis (SHS) from the Ti–B4C reaction system with addition of Cr, Mo, and W. The starting sample composition was formulated as (3−x)Ti + B4C + xMe with x = 0.1–1.0 and Me = Cr, Mo,...

  • Review
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,423 Views
36 Pages

MXene/MOF-Derived Composites with Multidimensional Nanostructures: Synthesis Methods, Performance, and Applications in the Field of Energy Storage

  • Shufan Feng,
  • Shilong Wen,
  • Rutao Wang,
  • Xiaokun Yang,
  • Xiangsen Yuan,
  • Yuxuan Liu,
  • Jingyun Ma and
  • Zhaoqiang Li

Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), formed by the self-assembly of metal ions/clusters and organic linkers, have attracted considerable attention due to their well-exposed active sites, exceptionally high porosity, and diversified pore architectur...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,544 Views
12 Pages

30 April 2021

In-situ synthesis, microstructure, and mechanical properties of four TiB2-Reinforced Fe-Cr-Mn-Al Steel Matrix Composites have been researched in this work. The microstructure and phases of the prepared specimens have been characterized by using scann...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,736 Views
10 Pages

TiB2–TiC–Al2O3 and ZrB2–ZrC–Al2O3 composites were produced via PTFE (polytetrafluoroethene)-activated combustion synthesis involving low-exotherm thermites. The reactant stoichiometries were 3TiO2 + 4Al + 0.5B4C + (1 − x...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,853 Views
14 Pages

Combustion Synthesis of Composition Ferroalloys

  • Mansur Ziatdinov,
  • Alexander Zhukov and
  • Vladimir Promakhov

28 October 2018

The main objective of this paper is to present results of the research in the development of a specialized self-propagating high-temperature synthesis (SHS) technology for ferroalloy composites, as applied to steelmaking. The problem of creating such...

  • Review
  • Open Access
52 Citations
15,029 Views
30 Pages

Graphene, Graphene-Derivatives and Composites: Fundamentals, Synthesis Approaches to Applications

  • Dibyani Sahu,
  • Harekrushna Sutar,
  • Pragyan Senapati,
  • Rabiranjan Murmu and
  • Debashis Roy

Graphene has accomplished huge notoriety and interest from the universe of science considering its exceptional mechanical physical and thermal properties. Graphene is an allotrope of carbon having one atom thick size and planar sheets thickly stuffed...

  • Article
  • Open Access
962 Views
13 Pages

Effect of Cu Doping on Synthesis, Composition and Sensor Properties of In2O3 Nanostructures

  • Mariya I. Ikim,
  • Elena Yu. Spiridonova,
  • Olusegun Johnson Ilegbusi and
  • Leonid I. Trakhtenberg

14 June 2025

Cu-doped In2O3 nanocomposites with copper compositions of 1–3 wt.% are synthesized by a hydrothermal method using water or alcohol as a solvent. Cubic In2O3 is formed when water is used for synthesis, while composites synthesized in alcohol con...

  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
2,943 Views
12 Pages

Planetary Milling and Self-Propagating High-Temperature Synthesis of Al-TiB2 Composites

  • Alexey Matveev,
  • Ilya Zhukov,
  • Mansur Ziatdinov and
  • Alexander Zhukov

26 February 2020

The paper explores the influence of planetary milling on the temperature and velocity of Al-Ti-B powder mixture combustion and also on the structure and phase composition of the reaction products. It is found that the time increase of planetary milli...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,560 Views
11 Pages

One-Pot Synthesis of Alumina-Titanium Diboride Composite Powder at Low Temperature

  • Xueyin Liu,
  • Ke Bao,
  • Junfeng Chen,
  • Quanli Jia and
  • Shaowei Zhang

22 August 2021

Alumina-titanium diboride (Al2O3-TiB2) composite powders were synthesised via aluminothermic reduction of TiO2 and B2O3, mediated by a molten chloride salt (NaCl, KCl, or MgCl2). The effects of salt type, initial batch composition, and firing tempera...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
4,540 Views
17 Pages

4 March 2020

Underground coal gasification (UCG) is an in situ conversion technique that enables the production of high-calorific synthesis gas from resources that are economically not minable by conventional methods. A broad range of end-use options is available...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,656 Views
20 Pages

27 June 2023

The use of Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) has led to significant advancements in the field of compositional image synthesis. In particular, recent progress has focused on achieving synthesis at the semantic part level. However, to enhance per...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,115 Views
15 Pages

16 October 2020

Core-shell Zinc Oxide/Layered Double Hydroxide (ZnO@LDH) composite nanomaterials have been produced by a one-step continuous hydrothermal synthesis process, in an attempt to further enhance the application potential of layered double hydroxide (LDH)...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,727 Views
6 Pages

Synthesis of g-C3N4/WO3 Composites under Hydrothermal Conditions and Study of Their Photocatalytic Properties

  • Ekaterina D. Medvedeva,
  • Daniil A. Kozlov,
  • Alexander O. Revenko and
  • Alexey V. Garshev

g-C3N4/WO3 composites have drawn great interest in heterogeneous photocatalysis due to their effective separation of charge carriers at the contact with semiconductor phases. In this work, we have studied the effect of hydrothermal conditions on comp...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,048 Views
12 Pages

Synthesis and Characterization of LSX Zeolite/AC Composite from Elutrilithe

  • Cailong Xue,
  • Xiaoqin Wei,
  • Zhengwei Zhang,
  • Yang Bai,
  • Mengxue Li and
  • Yongqiang Chen

6 August 2020

The porous carbonaceous precursor obtained from elutrilithe by adding pitch powder and solid SiO2 was employed for the first time in an in situ hydrothermal synthesis of LSX zeolite/AC composite. The synthesized samples were characterized by XRD, SEM...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
1,328 Views
7 Pages

9 November 2020

This paper presents the synthesis and characterization of new polymeric materials in the form of composites with a luminescent filler using the photopolymerization methodology. In the synthesis of the composites, bisphenol A glycerolate (1 glycerol/p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,168 Views
14 Pages

Structure, Conductivity, and Sensor Properties of Nanosized ZnO-In2O3 Composites: Influence of Synthesis Method

  • Mariya I. Ikim,
  • Vladimir F. Gromov,
  • Genrikh N. Gerasimov,
  • Elena Y. Spiridonova,
  • Anastasiya R. Erofeeva,
  • Kairat S. Kurmangaleev,
  • Kirill S. Polunin,
  • Olusegun J. Ilegbusi and
  • Leonid I. Trakhtenberg

29 August 2023

The influence of the method used for synthesizing ZnO-In2O3 composites (nanopowder mixing, impregnation, and hydrothermal method) on the structure, conductivity, and sensor properties is investigated. With the nanopowder mixing, the size of the paren...

  • Article
  • Open Access
59 Citations
6,122 Views
16 Pages

Controlled Synthesis and Microstructural Properties of Sol-Gel TiO2 Nanoparticles for Photocatalytic Cement Composites

  • Elena Cerro-Prada,
  • Sara García-Salgado,
  • M. Ángeles Quijano and
  • Fernando Varela

25 December 2018

Titania nanoparticles are intensely studied for photodegradation applications. Control of nanoscale morphology and microstructural properties of these materials is critical for photocatalytic performance. Uniform anatase-type TiO2 nanoparticles were...

  • Review
  • Open Access
20 Citations
4,492 Views
23 Pages

16 December 2024

Biodegradable polymers play an important role in environmental concerns compared to non-biodegradable polymers. Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) is a biodegradable polymer with film-forming properties with antimicrobial and antioxidant activities and are cons...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,366 Views
11 Pages

28 April 2024

This paper investigates the structure and phase composition of Al–TiB2 metal matrix composites prepared from the Al–Ti–B system powder using self-propagating high-temperature synthesis (SHS) in semi-industrial conditions (the amount...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,222 Views
15 Pages

22 November 2021

The efficiency of thermochemical heat storage is crucially determined by the performance of the sorbent used, which includes a high sorption capacity and a low regeneration temperature. The thermochemical salt hydrate– γ-alumina composite...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
10,105 Views
17 Pages

One-Pot Synthesis of Graphene-Sulfur Composites for Li-S Batteries: Influence of Sulfur Precursors

  • James Guo Sheng Moo,
  • Ahmad Omar,
  • Tony Jaumann,
  • Steffen Oswald,
  • Juan Balach,
  • Sebastian Maletti and
  • Lars Giebeler

27 December 2017

Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries are postulated as next-generation electrochemical energy storage devices due to their increased storage capabilities. However, challenges persist from the polysulfide-shuttle effect at the cathode. Soluble sulfur-based...

  • Article
  • Open Access
918 Views
11 Pages

Self-Propagating High-Temperature Synthesis of High-Entropy Composite in a Ti–Cr–Mn–Co–Ni–Al–C System

  • Alina Zurnachyan,
  • Abraam Ginosyan,
  • Roman Ivanov,
  • Irina Hussainova and
  • Sofiya Aydinyan

12 November 2025

High-entropy materials have emerged as promising candidates for high-temperature structural, magnetic, and electrochemical applications due to their unique combination of compositional complexity, thermal stability, and tailored functionality. In thi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,058 Views
13 Pages

Synthesis of FeSi–FeAl Composites from Separately Prepared FeSi and FeAl Alloys and Their Structure and Properties

  • Pavel Novák,
  • Jiří Duda,
  • Filip Průša,
  • Kateřina Skotnicová,
  • Ivo Szurman and
  • Bedřich Smetana

17 December 2023

Composites consisting of iron aluminide and iron silicide phases were studied in this work. Powders of iron aluminide and iron silicide were prepared by mechanical alloying separately. Subsequently, they were blended in three different proportions an...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,244 Views
13 Pages

Composite Sinusoidal Waveform Generated by Direct Digital Synthesis for Healthy Charging of Lithium-Ion Batteries

  • Po-Tuan Chen,
  • Fu-Yen Zeng,
  • Xuan-Hao Zhang,
  • Ren-Jei Chung,
  • Cheng-Jung Yang and
  • K. David Huang

13 February 2020

To address the defects in lithium-ion battery lifespan, this paper proposes a composite waveform generation strategy that offers capacity-recovering effect. Based on digital architecture, this study exploits direct digital synthesis (DDS) to generate...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
62 Citations
11,077 Views
10 Pages

18 March 2011

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and nanofibers (CNFs) were synthesized on clinker and silica fume particles in order to create a low cost cementitious nanostructured material. The synthesis was carried out by an in situ chemical vapor deposition (CVD) proces...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,615 Views
23 Pages

Nano Propolis, Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles, and Their Composites: A Novel Green Synthesis with Synergistic Antioxidant and Anticancer Properties

  • Shaimaa A. Salama,
  • Ramadan R. Atta,
  • Ensaf M. Khalil,
  • Yasser F. Abdelaleim,
  • Samah Abd-Eltawab,
  • Ahmed A. Farghali,
  • Doaa Essam,
  • Dalal Hussien M. Alkhalifah,
  • Wael N. Hozzein and
  • Rehab Mahmoud

20 November 2023

Nanoparticles of zinc oxide (ZnO NPs), propolis, and the ZnO–propolis composite (ZnO-P NCs) have been synthesized using a biomimetic approach. Zeta potential analysis and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) proved the formation and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
38 Citations
10,633 Views
11 Pages

18 February 2016

In this work, we presented a simple method to synthesize magnetite Prussian blue nano-composites (Fe3O4-PB) through one-pot hydrothermal process. Subsequently, the obtained nano-composites were used to fabricate a facile and effective glucose biosens...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,354 Views
26 Pages

The Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) has recently experienced great progress in compositional image synthesis. Unfortunately, the models proposed in the literature usually require a set of pre-defined local generators and use a separate generator...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,728 Views
11 Pages

5 April 2022

In this study, we successfully obtained Al-TiB2 composite materials using self-propagating high-temperature synthesis and preliminary mechanical activation of the initial Al-(Ti + 2B) powder mixture with a high aluminum content (70 wt.%). We investig...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,348 Views
16 Pages

Synthesis of ((CeO2)0.8(Sm2O3)0.2)@NiO Core-Shell Type Nanostructures and Microextrusion Printing of a Composite Anode Based on Them

  • Tatiana L. Simonenko,
  • Nikolay P. Simonenko,
  • Philipp Yu. Gorobtsov,
  • Oleg Yu. Grafov,
  • Elizaveta P. Simonenko and
  • Nikolay T. Kuznetsov

13 December 2022

The process of the hydrothermal synthesis of hierarchically organized nanomaterials with the core-shell structure with the composition ((CeO2)0.8(Sm2O3)0.2)@NiO was studied, and the prospects for their application in the formation of planar composite...

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