eprintid: 4149 rev_number: 8 eprint_status: archive userid: 306 dir: disk0/00/00/41/49 datestamp: 2021-06-28 02:40:28 lastmod: 2021-06-28 02:40:28 status_changed: 2021-06-28 02:40:28 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Nguyen, Phuong Hoai Nam creators_id: namnph@vnu.edu.vn corp_creators: Nguyen Phuong Hoai Nam title: Electrodeposited nickel–graphene nanocomposite coating: effect of graphene nanoplatelet size on its microstructure and hardness ispublished: pub subjects: isi divisions: fac_physic abstract: In this study, the effect of graphene nanoplatelet (GNP) size on the microstructure and hardness of the electrodeposited nickel–graphene nanocomposite coatings were investigated. GNPs with different sizes were prepared by using a high energy ball milling technique. The experimental result revealed the high energy ball milling technique could reduce the size, increase the surface area, and improve the dispersion ability of GNPs. The microstructure, hardness, and components of the nanocomposite coatings were greatly affected by GNP sizes. The highest microhardness was measured to be 273 HV for the nanocomposite coatings containing 5 h-milled GNPs, which is increased up to �47% compared to pristine Ni coating. The enhancement in the hardness is attributed to the uniform dispersion of the small GNP sizes inside the Ni matrix and the Ni grain size reduction when using milled GNPs. date: 2020 date_type: published full_text_status: public publication: RSC Advances refereed: TRUE citation: Nguyen, Phuong Hoai Nam (2020) Electrodeposited nickel–graphene nanocomposite coating: effect of graphene nanoplatelet size on its microstructure and hardness. RSC Advances . document_url: https://eprints.uet.vnu.edu.vn/eprints/id/eprint/4149/1/NPH%20Nam_RSC%20Advances_2020.pdf