• 文献标题:   Strong graphene oxide nanocomposites from aqueous hybrid liquid crystals
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   HEGDE M, YANG L, VITA F, FOX RJ, VAN DE WATERING R, NORDER B, LAFONT U, FRANCESCANGELI O, MADSEN LA, PICKEN SJ, SAMULSKI ET, DINGEMANS TJ
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  • 出版物名称:   NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
  • ISSN:   2041-1723
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ N Carolina
  • 被引频次:   4
  • DOI:   10.1038/s41467-020-14618-0
  • 出版年:   2020

▎ 摘  要

Combining polymers with small amounts of stiff carbon-based nanofillers such as graphene or graphene oxide is expected to yield low-density nanocomposites with exceptional mechanical properties. However, such nanocomposites have remained elusive because of incompatibilities between fillers and polymers that are further compounded by processing difficulties. Here we report a water-based process to obtain highly reinforced nanocomposite films by simple mixing of two liquid crystalline solutions: a colloidal nematic phase comprised of graphene oxide platelets and a nematic phase formed by a rod-like high-performance aramid. Upon drying the resulting hybrid biaxial nematic phase, we obtain robust, structural nanocomposites reinforced with graphene oxide.