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. 12.. First principle calculations of interfacial bonding properties between different substrates and graphene. Bottom view and front view atomic configurations of (a) Al (111), (b) Al₃Ni (020) substrates, and (c) Cu-doped Al (111) substrate attached to graphene sheet.