• 文献标题:   Viscoelastic Response of Graphene Oxide-Based Membranes and Efficient Broadband Sound Transduction
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   HU KW, CARDENAS W, HUANG YC, WEI HJ, GASKELL RE, MARTEL E, CERRUTI M, SZKOPEK T
  • 作者关键词:   acoustic transducer, graphene oxide, loudspeaker, membrane, rheology, timetemperature superposition, viscoelastic response
  • 出版物名称:   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
  • ISSN:   1616-301X EI 1616-3028
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  • 被引频次:   2
  • DOI:   10.1002/adfm.202107167 EA NOV 2021
  • 出版年:   2022

▎ 摘  要

Freestanding micrometer thick graphene oxide (GO) membranes combine high stiffness, low mass density, and high loss coefficient. This unique combination of properties is ideal for efficient and broadband electro-acoustic transduction, relying on membrane lightness, stiffness, and internal damping. Here, the viscoelastic response of GO membranes is measured, and the application of approximate to 100 mu m thick GO membranes is demonstrated in dynamic loudspeakers. Using dynamic mechanical analysis and the time-temperature superposition principle of polymer rheology, it is found that the stiffness of GO membrane increases by more than 50% over 1-20 kHz while damping decreases by less than 20%. GO membranes exhibit 45% higher damping than aluminum membranes in loudspeakers assemblies. Consequently, GO membranes enable the upshift of loudspeaker breakup frequency by 16 to 12 octave above speakers assembled with aluminum, polyethylene terephthalate, titanium, and oak wood membranes. GO is thus found to be an exceptional material for electro-acoustic transduction.