RGO/Al复合材料界面性质第一性原理研究

本研究采用基于密度泛函理论的第一性原理方法, 在广义梯度近似下, 分别建立了具有不同碳氧比的“铝/氧化石墨烯/铝(Al/GO/Al)”界面模型以及含缺陷“Al/GO/Al”三层界面模型。探讨了含氧官能团和单空位缺陷、双空位缺陷以及拓扑缺陷对还原氧化石墨烯增强铝基复合材料界面性质的影响。研究结果表明: 在“Al/GO/Al”界面模型中, 环氧基优于碳原子而与铝原子产生明显的电荷交互作用, 氧原子净电荷为-0.98 e, 铝原子净电荷为0.46 e, 环氧基有利于复合材料中还原氧化石墨烯与铝基体之间的界面结合。当缺陷存在时, 含缺陷的“Al/GO/Al”界面模型中缺陷处碳原子净电荷在-0.05 e至-0.38 e区间, 环氧基与碳原子之间存在较弱的相互作用, 与铝原子间相互作用明显较强。环氧基抑制了空位缺陷处碳原子与铝原子之间的反应, 可保护含空位还原氧化石墨烯中碳原子结构的完整性。本研究可为开发高性能Al/GO/Al基复合材料提供理论指导。

First-principles Study on Interface of Reduced Graphene Oxide Reinforced Aluminum Matrix Composites

An “aluminum/graphene oxide/aluminum (Al/GO/Al)” interface model with different carbon/oxygen ratio or with different defects was established. Effects of oxygen-containing functional groups and different defects on the interface of reduced graphene oxide/aluminum composites was studied using first principle method based on density functional theory (DFT). The results show that the epoxy group is better than carbon atom to produce obvious charge interaction with aluminum atom in the interface model of Al/GO/Al. The net charge of oxygen atom is -0.98 e while aluminum atom is 0.46 e, which is conducive to the interfacial bonding between reduced graphene oxide (RGO) and aluminum matrix in composites. When the defects exists, the net charge of carbon atoms at the defects in the Al/GO/Al interface model is in the range of -0.05 e to -0.38 e. Interaction between epoxy group and carbon atoms is weak, while interaction between epoxy group and aluminum atoms is significantly intensified. The existence of epoxy group can inhibit reaction between carbon atom and aluminum atom in the vacancy defects, and protect integrity of carbon structure in RGO with vacancy defects. Therefore, this research may provide theoretical guidance for development of high-performance Al/GO/Al matrix composites.