碳包覆Ti3AlC2增强银基复合材料的制备与性能

Ti₃AlC₂-reinforced Ag-based composites, which are used as sliding current collectors, electrical contacts, and electrode materials, exhibit remarkable performances. However, the interfacial reactions between Ag and Ti₃AlC₂ significantly degrade the electrical and thermal properties of these composites. To diminish these interfacial reactions, we fabricated carbon-coated Ti₃AlC₂ particles (C@Ti₃AlC₂) as reinforcement and prepared Ag–10wt%C@Ti₃AlC₂ composites with carbon-layer thicknesses ranging from 50–200 nm. Compared with the uncoated Ag–Ti₃AlC₂ composite, Ag–C@Ti₃AlC₂ was found to have a better distribution of Ti₃AlC₂ particles. With increases in the carbon-layer thickness, the Vickers hardness value and relative density of Ag–C@Ti₃AlC₂ gradually decreases. With a carbon-layer thickness of 150 nm, we obtained the lowest resistivity of Ag–C@Ti₃AlC₂ of 29.4 135.5×10?9 Ω·m, which is half that of Ag–Ti₃AlC₂ (66.7 × 10?9 Ω·m). The thermal conductivity of Ag–C@Ti₃AlC₂ reached a maximum value of 135.5 W·m?1·K?1 with a 200-nm carbon coating (~1.8 times that of Ag–Ti₃AlC₂). These results indicate that the carbon-coating method is a feasible strategy for improving the performance of Ag–C@Ti₃AlC₂ composites.

Fabrication and properties of silver-based composites reinforced with carbon-coated Ti3AlC2

Ti3AlC2-reinforced Ag-based composites, which are used as sliding current collectors, electrical contacts, and electrode materials, exhibit remarkable performances. However, the interfacial reactions between Ag and Ti3AlC2 significantly degrade the electrical and thermal properties of these composites. To diminish these interfacial reactions, we fabricated carbon-coated Ti3AlC2 particles (C@Ti3AlC2) as rein-forcement and prepared Ag–10wt％C@Ti3AlC2 composites with carbon-layer thicknesses ranging from 50–200 nm. Compared with the un-coated Ag–Ti3AlC2 composite, Ag–C@Ti3AlC2 was found to have a better distribution of Ti3AlC2 particles. With increases in the carbon-layer thickness, the Vickers hardness value and relative density of Ag–C@Ti3AlC2 gradually decreases. With a carbon-layer thickness of 150 nm, we obtained the lowest resistivity of Ag–C@Ti3AlC2 of 29.4135.5×10?9 Ω·m, which is half that of Ag–Ti3AlC2 (66.7 × 10?9 Ω·m). The thermal conductivity of Ag–C@Ti3AlC2 reached a maximum value of 135.5 W·m?1·K?1 with a 200-nm carbon coating (～1.8 times that of Ag–Ti3AlC2). These results indicate that the carbon-coating method is a feasible strategy for improving the performance of Ag–C@Ti3AlC2 composites.