USING THE ADVANTAGES OF NANOTECHNOLOGY FOR THE PRODUCTION OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS OF THE TYPE NGO/CERAMIC MATRIX

Using the advantages of nanotechnology, composite ceramic materials of the type of graphene oxide nanocolloid/ceramic matrix were obtained in two stages. First, finely porous corundum (1500ºC) and barium titanate (1300ºC)ceramic samples containing 2 mass % graphene structures nanoplatelets were synthesized. The next stage of the study involved the preparation of graphene oxide in nanocolloid form (2 mg/ml, dispersion in H2O) which was impregnated in the solid porous ceramic samples to obtain composite materials. For the characterization of the ceramic samples, mainly infrared spectroscopy, X-ray phase analysis, scanning electron microscopy and light microscopy were used. The results obtained from the studies carried out showed that with the introduction of small amount of graphene nanoplatelets in the initial blends followed by solid state sintering, part of the added graphene is burned out which imparts significant porosity to the ceramics obtained. On the other hand, the addition of graphene initiates the formation of well-shaped fine-grain structure of the ceramic samples, and they had sufficient porosity.