Recent Progress in Ceramic/Graphene Bulk Composites

The recent years have witnessed discovery of graphene and related robust research on this new type of two-dimensional carbon nanomaterials. Due to its unique two-dimensional structure and excellent properties, graphene has become a hot topic for materials scientists worldwide. Combined with the authors' related work, this article re- views the recent progress of ceramic-based bulk graphene composites, i.e., carbon nanotubes, SiOC, Al2O3, Si3N4- based bulk graphene composites, focusing on the preparation, toughening mechanisms as well as the excellent per- formances of them. The key aspects of future research and potential applications of these composites are also dis-