Ambient flash sintering of reduced graphene oxide/zirconia composites:Role of reduced graphene oxide

Fabrication of graphene/ceramic composites commonly requires a high-temperature sintering step with long times as well as a vacuum or inert atmosphere,which not only results in property degradation but also significant equipment complexity and manufacturing costs.In this work,the ambient flash sintering behavior of reduced graphene oxide/3 mol% yttria-stabilized ZrO₂(rGO/3 YSZ) composites utilizing rGO as both a composite component and a conductive additive is reported.When the sintering condition is carefully optimized,a dense and conductive composite can be achieved at room temperature and in the air within 20 s.The role of the rGO in the FS of the rGO/3 YSZ composites is elucidated,especially with the assistance of a separate investigation on the thermal runaway behavior of the rGO.The work suggests a promising fabrication route for rGO/ceramic composites where the vacuum and furnace are not needed,which is of interest in terms of simplifying the fabrication equipment for energy and cost savings.     

Effect of reduced graphene oxide (rGO) on structural,optical, and dielectric properties of Mg(OH)2/rGO nanocomposites

In this paper, we report the synthesis of Mg(OH)₂ NPs and Mg(OH)₂–rGO nanocomposites (NCs) by microwave assisted co-precipitation method. The crystal phase, structural morphology and functional groups of the as-synthesized samples were analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). Raman spectroscopy was used to study the defects in the samples. Raman spectroscopy and the SEM results validate the growth of Mg(OH)₂ NPs on the rGO nanosheets. The chemical composition of the prepared samples was analyzed by EDAX. Optical properties of the as-synthesized samples were studied by UV–visible spectroscopy and the energy band gap was calculated by Tauc relation which shows a decrease in band gap with an increase in the amount of Graphene Oxide (GO) in the NCs. The dielectric properties were studied as a function of frequency over a range of 50 Hz to 5 MHz at room temperature. The value of dielectric constant decreases with an increase in frequency, this could be due to the existence of a polarization process at the border of the rGO sheets and Mg(OH)₂ NPs. The value of dielectric loss shows a decreasing trend with an increase in frequency whereas the larger value of AC conductivity in Mg(OH)₂–rGO NCs as compared to Mg(OH)₂ NPs approves the restoration of sp² network in the graphene sheets.     

改性石墨烯/聚氯乙烯复合材料的制备及性能

采用不同含量的硅烷偶联剂γ-甲基丙烯酰氧基丙基三甲氧基硅烷（KH570）对石墨烯（GE）进行改性,将改性GE（KH-GE）与聚氯乙烯（PVC）进行熔融混炼制备KH-GE/PVC复合材料。通过FTIR、Raman、XRD、TEM和SEM表征改性前后GE结构变化,并考察了KH-GE/PVC复合材料的力学性能、导电性能及稳定性能。结果表明,GE∶KH570质量比为1∶2时,KH-GE的层间距较大,改善了GE的团聚,使GE在PVC基体中的分散得到了改善。随着KH-GE含量的增加,KH-GE/PVC复合材料的力学性能显著提高,当KH-GE质量分数为1.5wt%时,KH-GE/PVC复合材料的拉伸强度和断裂伸长率分别为23.98 MPa和226.78%,比未添加KH-GE的PVC复合材料分别提高了51.1%和65.73%;相对于纯PVC,当KH-GE质量分数为1.5wt%时,对应的50%热失重（T_50%）及90%热失重（T_90%）分别从289.81℃和486.01℃提高到298.51℃和596.53℃,提高了KH-GE/PVC复合材料的热稳定性,导电性也显著提高。     

石墨烯纳米片/环氧树脂复合材料的制备与介电性能研究

以天然鳞片石墨为原料,通过Hummers法制备氧化石墨,微波热解剥离制备出少层数的石墨烯纳米片。以硅烷偶联剂KH-560为改性剂,超声共混制备石墨烯纳米片/环氧树脂复合材料。采用FT-IR和SEM分析样品的微观结构和形貌,测试其介电性能。结果表明,随着石墨烯纳米片添加量的增加,复合材料介电常数呈现先增大后减小的趋势,当石墨烯纳米片含量为0.3%(质量分数)时,介电常数达到最大;石墨烯纳米片对复合材料介电损耗的影响与之相反;偶联改性使复合材料的介电常数增大,介电损耗减小。     

Effects of graphene nanoplatelets and graphene nanosheets on fracture toughness of epoxy nanocomposites

The effects of graphene nanoplatelets (GPLs) and graphene nanosheets (GNSs) on fracture toughness and tensile properties of epoxy resin have been studied. A new technique for synthesis of GPLs based on changing magnetic field is developed. The transmission‐electron microscopy and the Raman spectroscopy were employed to characterize the size and chemical structure of the synthesized graphene platelets. The critical stress intensity factor and tensile properties of epoxy matrix filled with GPL and GNS particles were measured. Influence of filler content, filler size and dispersion state was examined. It was found that the GPLs have greater impact on both fracture toughness and tensile strength of nanocomposites compared with the GNSs. For instance, fracture toughness increased by 39% using 0.5 wt% GPLs and 16% for 0.5 wt% GNSs.     

功能化纳米氧化石墨烯/POE-g-MAH/聚苯乙烯复合材料的制备与性能

利用硅烷偶联剂(APTES)对氧化石墨烯(GO)进行功能化改性, 在不同的试验条件下制备了3种硅烷偶联剂功能化GO(APTES-g-GO)纳米填料, 并经熔融共混制备了APTES-g-GO填充改性的聚苯乙烯(PS)复合材料。为了改善复合材料的界面作用, 采用马来酸酐接枝乙烯-辛烯共聚物(POE-g-MAH)为增容剂。分别采用FTIR、XRD、TG、SEM以及拉伸和冲击测试对填料和纳米APTES-g-GO/POE-g-MAH/PS复合材料的结构和性能进行了表征和测试。结果表明:APTES已成功接枝于GO的表面上。接枝过程中, APTES对GO有一定的剥离和还原作用。随着填料含量的增加, 纳米APTES-g-GO/POE-g-MAH/PS复合材料拉伸强度和冲击强度均先上升后下降。当填料与基体质量比为0.75%时, 3种复合材料的拉伸强度和冲击强度都达到最大值, 其中纳米AS-GO/POE-g-MAH/PS复合材料的综合性能最好, 其拉伸强度和冲击强度比POE-g-MAH/PS分别提高了19%和 31%。共混过程中, APTES-g-GO与POE-g-MAH之间的反应改善了纳米APTES-g-GO/POE-g-MAH/PS复合材料的界面相互作用。APTES-g-GO均匀分散于复合材料中, 它的加入提高了复合材料的热稳定性能。添加AS-GO填料的复合材料热稳定性能提高最为明显, 含0.75% AS-GO的纳米AS-GO/POE-g-MAH/PS复合材料的最大失重温度比POE-g-MAH/PS提高了7 ℃。      

Hydrolytic dehydrogenation of ammonia borane catalyzed by poly(amidoamine) dendrimers-modified reduced graphene oxide nanosheets supported Ag0.3Co0.7 nanoparticles

Poly(amidoamine) dendrimers-modified reduced graphene oxide nanosheets (PAMAM/rGO) composite was selected as a carrier of heterogeneous Ag_0.3Co_0.7 nanoparticles in order to obtain an excellent catalyst for ammonia borane (AB) hydrolysis. During the synthetic processes, GO could easily assembled with PAMAM by the electrostatic and hydrogen-bonding interactions. Structural characterization revealed that Ag_0.3Co_0.7 bimetallic nanoparticles with uniform size distribution of 5 nm are well dispersed on PAMAM/rGO composite architecture. Ag_0.3Co_0.7@PAMAM/rGO was found to be a highly active and reusable catalyst in hydrogen generation from the hydrolysis of AB with a turnover frequency value (TOF) of 19.79 mol_H2 min^–1 mol_M^–1 at 25.0 ± 0.1 °C and retained 75.4% of their initial activity with a complete release of hydrogen in five runs. The relatively high TOF value and low apparent activation energy (34.21 kJ mol^–1) make these Ag_0.3Co_0.7@PAMAM/rGO NPs as a high-efficient catalyst for catalytic dehydrogenation of AB facilitating the development of practically applicable energy storage materials.     

Zn还原氧化石墨烯(RGO)和ZnO/RGO自组装复合材料的电磁响应行为

以天然鳞片石墨为原料制备氧化石墨烯（GO）,通过Zn将其还原为石墨烯（RGO）,且生成的ZnO附着在RGO表面。采用XRD、SEM、FTIR、Raman、TEM和矢量网络分析仪（VNA）研究了不同还原温度对ZnO/RGO复合材料形貌、结构、氧化程度、电磁损耗特性、德拜弛豫模型及电磁响应行为的影响。结果表明:还原温度为50℃时RGO还原后结构更加完整,层间距为0.89 nm时ZnO/RGO复合材料的介电常数和磁导率均较高,在17.15 GHz时反射率达到-41.2 dB,反射损耗小于-10 dB的带宽为3.67 GHz。      

石墨烯/氰酸酯-环氧树脂复合材料的制备和性能

为优化石墨烯/氰酸酯(CE)复合材料的制备工艺并提高其韧性,制备了对苯二胺(PPD)功能化的氧化石墨烯(GO-PPD),分别以GO和GO-PPD为添加物,以CE和环氧树脂(质量比为7:3)共混物为基体树脂制备了GO/CE-环氧树脂和GO-PPD/CE-环氧树脂复合材料。采用红外和拉曼光谱表征GO和GO-PPD的结构,并研究了二者在溶剂中的溶解性。GO-PPD在乙醇等低沸点和低毒性的有机溶剂中表现出稳定的溶解性,与GO相比,GO-PPD明显改善了复合材料制备的工艺性。性能研究表明,GO和GO-PPD的加入均会降低基体树脂的固化温度,明显提高其力学性能和热性能,使基体树脂的介电常数和介电损耗显著增大,但仍然基本保持良好的耐湿热性和耐腐蚀性。石墨烯表面的化学性质影响石墨烯/CE-环氧树脂复合材料的综合性能,与GO相比,GO-PPD的加入能更明显提高复合材料的力学性能和耐热性。     

以氧化石墨烯为氧化介质制备石墨烯/聚苯胺导电复合材料

采用超声辅助Hummers法制得厚度约为1 nm的氧化石墨烯, 以其为氧化介质与苯胺反应合成了石墨烯/聚苯胺(RGO/PANI)导电复合材料。利用AFM、SEM、XRD和FTIR对反应所得产物进行了表征。结果表明: 苯胺在略高于室温的酸性水溶液中可以对氧化石墨烯(GO)进行还原, 而苯胺自身则被氧化石墨烯中大量的含氧基团氧化并发生聚合反应, 最终生成RGO/PANI导电复合材料, 当苯胺用量为1 mL, 氧化石墨烯用量为0.1 g, 在水浴温度为70 ℃下剧烈搅拌24 h时, 获得的RGO/PANI复合材料导电性最佳, 约为10 S/cm。     

石墨烯/纳米银复合材料的制备、微结构及其导电性能

将不同比例的氧化石墨烯(GO)和硝酸银混合,采用水合肼一步还原制备石墨烯/纳米银(RGO/Ag)复合材料。采用UV-vis、XRD、FTIR和SEM对RGO/Ag复合材料结构组成进行表征分析,并结合热流量和结构变化研究其构成和热处理工艺对导电性的影响。结果表明:Ag基本以类似球形与石墨烯(RGO)复合;RGO/Ag复合材料的导电性与其构成有很大关系,只有当GO加入量小于50wt%时,Ag含量的提高和热处理工艺的优化可以明显改善复合材料的导电性,其中,GO加入量为16wt%的RGO/Ag片方阻值可达到8mΩ/□;当GO加入量高于50wt%时,复合材料导电性与RGO接近,受Ag含量的提高和热处理工艺优化的影响较小。     

石墨烯复合材料的结构、制备方法和原理

石墨烯复合材料具有优异的性能和广泛的潜在用途,目前对石墨烯复合材料的性能及应用已有较多的文章进行了详细的综述,但对石墨烯复合材料制备方法的原理却很少进行系统论述。综述了石墨烯复合材料的基本结构、制备方法和原理、制备方式,并对石墨烯表面的功能化改性进行了阐述,最后对各种石墨烯复合材料的制备方法和过程逐一作了介绍,同时对今后石墨烯复合材料制备需要解决的问题作了展望。     

改性氧化石墨烯/Fe3O4复合材料的制备及电磁吸收性能

为改善氧化石墨烯（GO）/Fe₃O₄复合材料的分散程度,利用三苯基膦（PPh3）对GO表面进行功能化改性得到改性氧化石墨烯（GOP）,然后采用共沉淀法一步合成GOP/Fe₃O₄复合材料。通过场发射SEM、高分辨TEM、XRD、FTIR、Raman和VSM对GOP/Fe₃O₄复合材料的形貌、结构和磁性能进行表征。利用矢量网络分析仪（PNA）测试了GOP/Fe₃O₄复合材料的电磁参数并模拟计算其对电磁波的吸收性能。结果显示:GOP/Fe₃O₄复合材料的最大电磁波吸收强度值达到-25.4 dB,有效吸收频宽为6.0 GHz,较未改性GO/Fe₃O₄复合材料均有大幅度提高。      

片状聚吡咯/氧化石墨烯复合材料的制备及电化学性能

通过原位聚合在低温条件下(-10℃)制备具有片状微结构的聚吡咯(PPy)/氧化石墨烯(GO)复合材料,利用傅里叶红外光谱仪(FT-IR),扫描电子显微镜(SEM)对复合材料进行结构表征的基础上,利用循环伏安(CV)、恒流充放电(GC)、电化学阻抗技术(EIS)测试复合材料的电化学性能。FT-IR结果表明复合材料中GO与PPy存在相互作用;SEM结果表明复合材料显示为亚微米片状结构形貌;CV、GC、EIS电化学分析表明,与纯聚吡咯及氧化石墨烯相比,复合材料显示出优越的电容特性。当电流密度保持在1 A/g时,复合材料的比电容可达319 F/g,比GO(9 F/g)和PPy(167 F/g)的比电容都要高,该复合材料可用作潜在的超级电容器电极材料。     

Optimisation of hybridisation effect in graphene reinforced polymer nanocomposites

This article focuses on the optimisation of electrical and mechanical properties of hybrid blends of polyoxymethylene (POM) as primary thermoplastic matrix, polypyrrole (PPY) as secondary conducting polymer and graphene (G) as reinforcement. An initial Taguchi analysis was performed with a focus on improving electrical conductivity (σ) and tensile strength. A mixture analysis using ‘simplex’ statistical design was applied to develop an experimental subset that identified an optimal combination in weight-percentage. Both electrical and mechanical properties were improved by the addition of PPY and graphene particles due to hybridisation mechanism as well as double percolation threshold. The maximum electrical conductivity of 0.95 S cm^?1 was achieved with POM reinforced with 3 wt.% of G and 2.5 wt.% of PPY loading. The mechanical properties were found to be increased with increase in addition of both G and PPY.     

Ultrasound-assisted fabrication of dispersed two-dimensional copper/reduced graphene oxide nanosheets nanocomposites

Graphene oxide nanosheets (GOS) were employed as template and hydrazine hydrate was used as reductant for GOS and cupric ion. Highly dispersed two-dimensional (2D) copper/reduced graphene oxide nanosheets (Cu/RGOS) nanocomposites were effectively fabricated by ultrasound-assisted electroless copper plating process. Sandwich-like 2D Cu/RGOS nanocomposites consist of uniform Cu layer on the both side of centric RGOS. The Cu layer with thickness of about 60 nm exhibits almost single-crystalline with (1 1 1) preferred crystalline direction and have tight binding with RGOS. The effect of ultrasound on electroless Cu plating includes: accelerating deposition rate, enhancing interfacial bonding and preventing 2D Cu/RGOS nanocomposites from aggregating.     

石墨烯及其纳米复合材料的研究

石墨烯因其独特的结构和优异的性能,近年来已成为国内外研究的热点。简要介绍了石墨烯的制备方法,着重对石墨烯纳米复合材料的研究现状进行了综述。     

氧化石墨烯改性玄武岩纤维及其增强环氧树脂复合材料性能

为了改善玄武岩纤维/环氧树脂复合材料的界面性能,通过偶联剂对氧化石墨烯进行改性,并将改性后的氧化石墨烯引入到上浆剂中对玄武岩纤维进行表面涂覆改性,同时制备了氧化石墨烯-玄武岩纤维/环氧树脂复合材料.采用FTIR表征了氧化石墨烯的改性效果;运用SEM分析了改性上浆剂处理对玄武岩纤维表面及复合材料断口形貌的影响和作用机制.结果表明:偶联剂成功接枝到氧化石墨烯表面;玄武岩纤维经氧化石墨烯改性的上浆剂处理后,表面粗糙度及活性官能团含量增加,氧化石墨烯-玄武岩纤维/环氧树脂界面处的机械齿合作用及化学键合作用增强,界面黏结强度得到改善,玄武岩纤维的断裂强力提高了30.8%,氧化石墨烯-玄武岩纤维/环氧树脂复合材料的层间剪切强度提高了10.6%.     

Hemocompatibility and macrophage response of pristine and functionalized graphene

Graphene and its derivatives are being proposed for several important biomedical applications including drug delivery, gene delivery, contrast imaging, and anticancer therapy. Most of these applications demand intravenous injection of graphene and hence evaluation of its hemocompatibility is an essential prerequisite. Herein, both pristine and functionalized graphene are extensively characterized for their interactions with murine macrophage RAW 264.7 cells and human primary blood components. Detailed analyses of the potential uptake by macrophages, effects on its metabolic activity, membrane integrity, induction of reactive oxygen stress, hemolysis, platelet activation, platelet aggregation, coagulation cascade, cytokine induction, immune cell activation, and immune cell suppression are performed using optimized protocols for nanotoxicity evaluation. Electron microscopy, confocal Raman spectral mapping, and confocal fluorescence imaging studies show active interaction of both the graphene systems with macrophage cells, and the reactive oxygen species mediated toxicity effects of hydrophobic pristine samples are significantly reduced by surface functionalization. In the case of hemocompatibility, both types of graphene show excellent compatibility with red blood cells, platelets, and plasma coagulation pathways, and minimal alteration in the cytokine expression by human peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Further, both samples do not cause any premature immune cell activation or suppression up to a relatively high concentration of 75 μg mL(-1) after 72 h of incubation under in vitro conditions. This study clearly suggests that the observed toxicity effects of pristine graphene towards macrophage cells can be easily averted by surface functionalization and both the systems show excellent hemocompatibility.