• 文献标题:   Microstructure-Controlled Polyacrylonitrile/Graphene Fibers over 1 Gigapascal Strength
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   EOM W, LEE SH, SHIN H, JEONG W, KOH KH, HAN TH
  • 作者关键词:   graphene fiber, tensile strength, alignment control, polyacrylonitrile, lowtemperature annealing
  • 出版物名称:   ACS NANO
  • ISSN:   1936-0851 EI 1936-086X
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  • 被引频次:   11
  • DOI:   10.1021/acsnano.1c02155 EA JUL 2021
  • 出版年:   2021

▎ 摘  要

Controlling the microstructures in fibers, such as crystalline structures and microvoids, is a crucial challenge for the development of mechanically strong graphene fibers (GFs). To date, although GFs graphitized at high temperatures have exhibited high tensile strength, GFs still have limited the ultimate mechanical strength owing to the presence due to the structural defects, including the imperfect alignment of graphitic crystallites and the presence of microsized voids. In this study, we significantly enhanced the mechanical strength of GF by controlling microstructures of fibers. GF was hybridized by incorporating polyacrylonitrile (PAN) in the graphene oxide (GO) dope solution. In addition, we controlled the orientation of the inner structure by applying a tensile force at 800 degrees C. The results suggest that PAN can act as a binder for graphene sheets and can facilitate the rearrangement of the fiber's microstructure. PAN was directionally carbonized between graphene sheets due to the catalytic effect of graphene. The resulting hybrid GFs successfully displayed a high strength of 1.10 GPa without undergoing graphitization at extremely high temperatures. We believe that controlling the alignment of nanoassembled structure is an efficient strategy for achieving the inherent performance characteristics of graphene at the level of multidimensional structures including films and fibers.