• 文献标题:   Parametric Study on Mechanical, Thermal and Electrical Properties of Graphene Reinforced Composites by Effective Medium Theory
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   TONG ZL, WANG Y, FENG C, ZHU D, JIN SJ
  • 作者关键词:   effective medium theory, elastic modulu, thermal conductivity, electrical conductivity, dielectric permittivity
  • 出版物名称:   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF APPLIED MECHANICS
  • ISSN:   1758-8251 EI 1758-826X
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  • 被引频次:   5
  • DOI:   10.1142/S1758825121500083
  • 出版年:   2021

▎ 摘  要

This paper conducts theoretical study on the mechanical, thermal and electrical properties of graphene reinforced composites by effective medium theory (EMT). Considering the imperfect bonding between the reinforcing fillers and the matrix, an interphase surrounding the graphene fillers is introduced during the EMT modeling. The coated graphene fillers are homogenized as effective reinforcements dispersed in a matrix. The EMT model is validated by comparing the predicted material properties with previously reported results. Parametric study is carried out to investigate the influences of several parameters, including concentration and geometry of graphene fillers, the attributes of the introduced an interphase and the alternating current (AC) frequency, upon the effective material properties of the reinforced composites. The results demonstrate that the increase of the thickness of the interphase results in the decrease of Young's modulus, thermal conductivity and electrical conductivity of the composites while it is favorable to enhance the dielectric properties of the composites. The increase in the aspect ratio of the graphene filler enhances all material properties involved. Percolation behaviors are observed for the dielectric properties of the composites. Moreover, the dielectric properties of the composites are very sensitive to the change of the AC frequency within a certain range, which suggests the achievement of active tuning of material properties.