• 文献标题:   Preparation of graphene by pressurized oxidation and multiplex reduction and its polymer nanocomposites by masterbatch-based melt blending
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   BAO CL, SONG L, XING WY, YUAN BH, WILKIE CA, HUANG JL, GUO YQ, HU Y
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  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY
  • ISSN:   0959-9428 EI 1364-5501
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Sci Technol China
  • 被引频次:   263
  • DOI:   10.1039/c2jm16203b
  • 出版年:   2012

▎ 摘  要

Graphene is prepared from graphite by pressurized oxidation and multiplex reduction. The pressurized oxidation is advantageous in easy operation and size-control, and the multiplex reduction, based on ammonia and hydrazine, produces single-atom-thick graphene (0.4-0.6 nm thick) which can be directly observed by atomic force microscopy. A masterbatch strategy, which is feasible in "soluble" thermoplastic polymers, is developed to disperse graphene into poly(lactic acid) by melt blending. The graphene is well dispersed and the obtained nanocomposites present markedly improved crystallinity, rate of crystallization, mechanical properties, electrical conductivity and fire resistance. The properties are dependent on the dispersion and loading content of graphene, showing percolation threshold at 0.08 wt%. Graphene reinforces the nanocomposites but cuts down the interactions among the polymer matrix, which leads to reduced mechanical properties. Competition of the reinforcing and the reducing causes inflexions around the percolation threshold. The roles of the heat barrier and mass barrier effects of graphene in the thermal degradation and combustion properties of the nanocomposites are discussed and clarified.