• 文献标题:   Scalable and Versatile Graphene Functionalized with the Mannich Condensate
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   LIAO RJ, TANG ZH, LIN TF, GUO BC
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, mannich condensation, solubility, polyphenol, polymer composite
  • 出版物名称:   ACS APPLIED MATERIALS INTERFACES
  • ISSN:   1944-8244 EI 1944-8252
  • 通讯作者地址:   S China Univ Technol
  • 被引频次:   21
  • DOI:   10.1021/am3032822
  • 出版年:   2013

▎ 摘  要

The functionalized graphene (JTPG) is fabricated by chemical conversion of graphene oxide (GO), using tea polyphenols (TP) as the reducer and stabilizer, followed by further derivatization through the Mannich reaction between the pyrogallol groups on TP and Jeffamine M-2070. JTPG exhibits solubility in a broad spectrum of solvents, long-term stability and single-layered dispersion in water and organic solvents, which are substantiated by AFM, TEM, and XRD. The paper-like JTPG hybrids prepared by vacuum-assisted filtration exhibits an unusual combination of high toughness (tensile strength of similar to 275 MPa and break strain of similar to 8%) and high electrical conductivity (similar to 700 S/m). Still, JTPG is revealed to be very promising in the fabrication of polymer/graphene composites due to the excellent solubility in the solvent with low boiling point and low toxicity. Accordingly, as an example, nitrile rubber/JTPG composites are fabricated by the solution compounding in acetone. The resulted composite shows low threshold percolation at 0.23 vol.% of graphene. The versatilities both in dispersibility and performance, together with the scalable process of JTPG, enable a new way to scale up the fabrication of the graphene-based polymer composites or hybrids with high performance.