Xiang Zhang

TL;DR: A facile and scalable 2D spatial confinement strategy is developed for in situ synthesizing highly crystalline MoS2 nanosheets with few layers anchored on 3D porous carbon nanosheet networks as lithium-ion battery anode, which manifests an outstanding long-life cycling capability at high rates.

TL;DR: SEM and TEM characterization results indicated that graphene in-situ grown on Cu powders guaranteed a homogeneous dispersion and a good combination between graphene and Cu matrix, as well as the intact structure of graphene, which was beneficial to its strengthening effect.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors systematically summarize the current preparation methods to achieve different types of architecture design in three classes of matrices (polymer, ceramic and metal) and analyze the mechanisms and the influence factors for the mechanical and physical properties of the composites with different architecture types.

TL;DR: A powder-metallurgy based strategy to construct a three-dimensional continuous graphene network architecture in a copper matrix through thermal-stress-induced welding between graphene-like nanosheets grown on the surface of copper powders is reported.

TL;DR: To the best of the knowledge, this work is the first report validating that a discontinuous 3D graphene-like network can simultaneously remarkably enhance the strength and ductility of the metal matrix.