• 文献标题:   Massive Growth of Graphene Quartz Fiber as a Multifunctional Electrode
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   CUI G, CHENG Y, LIU C, HUANG KW, LI JL, WANG PX, DUAN XJ, CHEN K, LIU KH, LIU ZF
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, quartz fiber, forcedflow chemical vapor deposition, biomimetic sensor, electrothermal heater
  • 出版物名称:   ACS NANO
  • ISSN:   1936-0851 EI 1936-086X
  • 通讯作者地址:   Beijing Graphene Inst BGI
  • 被引频次:   0
  • DOI:   10.1021/acsnano.0c01298
  • 出版年:   2020

▎ 摘  要

Quartz fiber, a widely used reinforcer with high tensile strength and excellent heat resistance, can have more attractive electrical applications such as electromagnetic interference shielding, static dissipation, and strain sensing if it becomes conductive. Many attempts have been made to increase the electrical conductivity of quartz fiber by surface coating of conductive polymers or plating of metal films, but suffers from sacrificing flexibility and causing heavy metal pollution. Here we designed and massively produced a hybrid structure of graphene quartz fiber (GQF) by a forced-flow chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method, which combines the excellent conductivity of graphene and the extraordinary properties of quartz fiber. The as-fabricated flexible GQF exhibited high sensitivity, fast response (<0.5 s) and good durability (similar to 5000 cycles) to organic solvent vapor, suitable as a real-time biomimetic gas sensor. Furthermore, the massively produced GQFs can be knitted into meter-scale fabrics with tunable conductivity (sheet resistances of 0.2-10 k Omega/sq) and superior electrothermal conversion efficiency (up to 980 degrees C within a few seconds at 24 V), thus propelling its promising application in industrial electric heaters. We expect this hybrid GQF material will greatly expand the applications of traditional quartz fiber into an infusive multifunctional regime.