• 文献标题:   Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Reduced Graphene Oxide/Polyurethane Nanocomposite
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   POKHAREL P, LEE DS
  • 作者关键词:   reduced graphene oxide, polyurethane, nanocomposite, concentrate
  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF NANOSCIENCE NANOTECHNOLOGY
  • ISSN:   1533-4880 EI 1533-4899
  • 通讯作者地址:   Chonbuk Natl Univ
  • 被引频次:   28
  • DOI:   10.1166/jnn.2014.8824
  • 出版年:   2014

▎ 摘  要

Reduced graphene oxide (RGO) based polyurethane (PU) nanocomposites have been successfully prepared without using solvent by in-situ polymerization. RGO was derived from microwave (MW) irradiation of graphite oxide (GO) powder prepared by a modified Hummer's method. A minimum amount of poly(tetramethylene glycol) (PTMEG) was added during the dispersion of RGO in a solvent to stabilize the graphene sheets and to prevent RGO from the restacking after the removal of the solvent. After the reaction of RGO with 4,4'-diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI), we obtained the concentrate of RGO in MDI with a minimum amount of PTMEG. Our method facilitated the fine dispersion of RGO in PU elastomers and improved the interfacial strength between RGO and PU. With the incorporation of 2.0 wt% of RGO, the tensile strength and Young's modulus of the PU nanocomposites increased by 30% and 50%, respectively without sacrificing the elongation at break. It was found that the crystalline portion of hard segments of the PU was lowered by the RGO in the nanocomposites.