• 文献标题:   Electric Current Aligning Component Units during Graphene Fiber Joule Heating
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   CHENG Y, CUI G, LIU CH, LIU ZT, YAN LG, LIU BY, YUAN H, SHI PC, JIANG J, HUANG KW, WANG K, CHENG ST, LI JL, GAO P, ZHANG XF, QI Y, LIU ZF
  • 作者关键词:   component unit, conformation order, electric current aligning, graphene fiber, joule heating
  • 出版物名称:   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
  • ISSN:   1616-301X EI 1616-3028
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  • 被引频次:   18
  • DOI:   10.1002/adfm.202103493 EA JUN 2021
  • 出版年:   2022

▎ 摘  要

Joule heating is featured with an extremely high rising rate of temperature with hundreds of kelvin per second, which has shown superiorities of high efficiency and energy conservation in graphene fabrication. Herein, we design a dynamic joule heating system for continuous synthesis of graphene fibers with ultrashort high-temperature (approximate to 2000 degrees C), treating time (approximate to 20 min), and low electric energy consumption (approximate to 2000 kJ m(-1)). During the joule heating fabrication, the current flowing through the fibers can manipulate the configuration of graphene sheets, the basic component units of fiber, and induce their alignment. Theoretical simulations reveal that graphene sheets tend to rotate towards the current direction under the current induced electric field for the highest stability with the lowest electric free energy and zero rotation torque. Therefore, the electrical and mechanical performances of as-fabricated graphene fibers can be further improved in comparison with thermally annealed graphene fibers without applying current.