A bottom-up strategy toward metal nano-particles modified graphene nanoplates for fabricating aluminum matrix composites and interface study

Tielong Han^a, Enzuo Liu^a^,^b, Jiajun Li^a, Naiqin Zhao^a^,^b, Chunnian He^a^,^b^,^c^,^d^,^*(

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Fig. 11.. Representative TEM images of Cu-GNPs/Al composites. (a, b) Bright-field TEM images without tilt. (c-f) Bright-field TEM images of same area as (a) after tilt in [011] direction. (e) Representative TEM image showing GNPs inside an Al grain. (f) HRTEM image showing “clean” GNPs/Al interface and good bonding. (g) Low magnification scanning TEM (STEM) image of area (e) and the corresponding EDS element map.