Study of Carbon Nanbotubes and Boron Nanotubes Using Degree Based Topological Indices

Fabrication of Cu/Al/Cu Laminated Composites Reinforced with Graphene by Hot Pressing and Evaluation of Their Electrical Conductivity

Metal laminated composites are widely used in industrial and commercial applications due to their excellent overall performance. In this study, the copper/graphene-aluminum-copper/graphene (Cu/Gr-Al-Cu/Gr) laminated composites were prepared by ingenious hot pressing design. Raman, optical microscope (OM), scanning electron microscope (SEM), van der Pauw (vdP), and X-Ray Diffractometer (XRD) were used to investigate the graphene status, interface bonding, diffusion layer thickness, electrical conductivity, Miller indices and secondary phases, respectively. The results demonstrate that the Cu-Al interfaces in the Cu/Gr-Al-Cu/Gr composites were free of pores, cracks and other defects and bonded well. The number of graphene layers was varied by regulating the thickness of the Cu/Gr layer, with the Cu/Gr foils fabricated by chemical vapor deposition (CVD). The electrical conductivity of the composite was significantly improved by the induced high-quality interfaces Cu/Gr structure. The increased number of graphene layers is beneficial for enhancing the electrical conductivity of the Cu/Gr-Al-Cu/Gr composite, and the highest conductivity improved by 20.5% compared to that of raw Al.

Topological Study of 6.82 D Carbon Allotrope Structure

Carbonallotropes are widely available and can be found in the atmosphere, the earth’s crust, and in living creatures in myriad forms. Allotropes are also used in several fields, including for medicinal and biological applications, due to their intriguing properties such as low resistance, high electron mobility, abnormal quantum hall effect, unconventional superconductivity in graphene, and so on. The theoretical analysis of carbon allotropes can hence be quite useful as it leads to a better understanding of the nature and behavior of these ubiquitous materials and also opens the door for even better applications. The objective of this research is to theoretically analyze the carbon allotrope by using four kinds of vertex degree based (VDB) topological indices (Tis), namely VDB multiplicative topological indices, VDB indices using M-Polynomial, VDB entropy measures, and irregularity indices. This analysis will extend the current body of knowledge available for this allotrope and help future researchers in the synthesis of new allotropes.