• 文献标题:   Self-assembly between graphene sheets and cationic poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) particles: preparation and characterization of PMMA/graphene composites
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   YANG JT, YAN XH, WU MJ, CHEN F, FEI ZD, ZHONG MQ
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, cationic pmma particle, selfassembly, composite
  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF NANOPARTICLE RESEARCH
  • ISSN:   1388-0764
  • 通讯作者地址:   Zhejiang Univ Technol
  • 被引频次:   34
  • DOI:   10.1007/s11051-011-0717-0
  • 出版年:   2012

▎ 摘  要

In this study, we presented a simple approach to prepare poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)/graphene composites based on the self-assembly between graphene oxide (GO) sheets and cationic PMMA emulsion particles. Briefly, cationic PMMA emulsion particles were first synthesized by a soap-free emulsion polymerization process, in which methacryloyloxyethyl trimethyl ammonium chloride was used as the emulsifier, and then blended with the aqueous solution of GO. Through electrostatic attraction, the exfoliated GO sheets were tightly adhered on the PMMA particles. The GO sheets could be reduced in situ into graphene sheets by a chemical method, without the aggregation. The structure of the prepared composites and the influences of GO and graphene sheets on the properties of PMMA were investigated. Both GO and graphene sheets can increase the glass transition temperature and storage modulus of PMMA. Moreover, graphene sheets provided a more significant reinforcement effect.