• 文献标题:   Incorporation of graphene oxide into C12E4/C(12)mimBr hybrid lyotropic liquid crystal and its thermo-sensitive properties
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   WANG L, XIN X, YANG MZ, SHEN JL, YUAN SL
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  • 出版物名称:   RSC ADVANCES
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  • 通讯作者地址:   Shandong Univ
  • 被引频次:   3
  • DOI:   10.1039/c5ra13497h
  • 出版年:   2015

▎ 摘  要

Graphene oxide (GO) was successfully incorporated into a hybrid lyotropic liquid crystal (LLC) matrix formed by two kinds of surfactants n-dodecyl tetraethylene monoether (C12E4) and 1-dodecyl-3-methylimidazolium bromide ionic liquid (C(12)mimBr). By changing the ratios of C12E4 and C(12)mimBr, two types of C12E4/C(12)mimBr LLC matrixes (lamellar and hexagonal phase) were formed and the effects of the concentration of GO and temperature on the properties of GO/C12E4/C(12)mimBr LLC composites were systematically investigated by polarized optical microscopy (POM) observations, small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and rheological measurement. Both POM observations and SAXS results indicated that GO can be well-dispersed in the hybrid LLC matrixes at room temperature. Moreover, after the incorporation of GO, the temperature tolerance of GO/C12E4/C(12)mimBr LLC composites were enhanced compared with pure C12E4/C(12)mimBr hybrid LLC and aggregated GO was not observed in the C12E4/C(12)mimBr LLC hybrid hexagonal matrix with the increase of temperature while it can be observed in the C12E4/C(12)mimBr LLC hybrid lamellar matrix. The results of rheological measurements showed that the addition of GO were helpful for enhancing the mechanical properties of C12E4/C(12)mimBr LLC. Thus, the success preparation of GO/hybrid LLC composites can highly improve the thermal stability of these materials and widen the applications of GO/LC materials in nanotechnology, electrochemical, drug delivery systems and bioengineering areas.