• 文献标题:   Influence of Graphene Oxide and Graphite Nanoplatelets on Rheological and Electrical Properties of Polystyrene Nanocomposites
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   YEOM HY, NA HY, LEE SJ
  • 作者关键词:   nanocomposite, graphene oxide, graphite nanoplatelet, rheological propertie, electrical percolation threshold
  • 出版物名称:   POLYMERKOREA
  • ISSN:   0379-153X
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Suwon
  • 被引频次:   3
  • DOI:   10.7317/pk.2014.38.4.502
  • 出版年:   2014

▎ 摘  要

Carbon-based nanoplatelets such as graphene oxide (GO) sheets and graphite nanoplatelets (GNPs) are frequently used as conductive nanofillers for polymer nanocomposites. In this study, polystyrene (PS)/GO and PS/GNP nanocomposites were prepared through a latex technology and investigated to compare the effect of nanofillers on rheological and electrical properties of the PS nanocomposites. PS particles were prepared by emulsifier-free emulsion polymerization and GO was synthesized by using the modified Hummers' method from graphite. Hydrophilic GO was dispersed in aqueous PS suspension, but hydrophobic GNPs were dispersed with the help of a surfactant. In comparison with PS/GO nanocomposites, the rheological properties of PS/GNP counterparts were not too high because GNP existed in aggregates of graphene layers. Conducting pathways of PS/GO and PS/GNP nanocomposites were achieved at the electrical percolation threshold of 0.50 and 5.82 wt%, respectively. The reason for enhanced electrical conductivity in PS/ GO nanocomposites is that GO was thermally reduced during molding.