• 文献标题:   Thermo-adaptive functionality of graphene/polydimethylsiloxane nanocomposites
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   REN LQ, QIU JJ, WANG SR
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  • 出版物名称:   SMART MATERIALS STRUCTURES
  • ISSN:   0964-1726 EI 1361-665X
  • 通讯作者地址:   Texas Tech Univ
  • 被引频次:   12
  • DOI:   10.1088/0964-1726/21/10/105032
  • 出版年:   2012

▎ 摘  要

Thermo-adaptive materials exhibit transformative structures/properties in response to an external thermal stimulus and thus are very promising for many industrial applications. In this paper, we present a new strategy to develop a thermo-adaptive material using polymer-coated graphene sheets. Nanocomposite platelets were fabricated through multilayer deposition, laser patterning, and lift-off. The resultant micro-platelets rolled up to a microtube structure after they were released from the substrate. They can evolve from a tube to a flat plain sheet structure under heating, and can also roll up to a tube again under cooling. Both experimental and modeling results indicated that the geometrical evolution under a thermal stimulus was significantly dependent on the structure and morphology of the graphene/polymer nanocomposites. The reversible geometric evolution demonstrates a great potential for drug delivery, sensors, and other functional devices.