• 文献标题:   Lightweight, Superelastic, and Mechanically Flexible Graphene/Polyimide Nanocomposite Foam for Strain Sensor Application
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   QIN YY, PENG QY, DING YJ, LIN ZS, WANG CH, LI Y, LI JJ, YUAN Y, HE XD, LI YB
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, polyimide, mechanically flexible, superelastic, strain sensor
  • 出版物名称:   ACS NANO
  • ISSN:   1936-0851 EI 1936-086X
  • 通讯作者地址:   Harbin Inst Technol
  • 被引频次:   259
  • DOI:   10.1021/acsnano.5b02781
  • 出版年:   2015

▎ 摘  要

The creation of superelastic, flexible three-dimensional (3D) graphene-based architectures is still a great challenge due to structure collapse or significant plastic deformation. Herein, we report a facile approach of transforming the mechanically fragile reduced graphene oxide (rGO) aerogel into superflexible 3D architectures by introducing water-soluble polyimide (PI). The rGO/PI nanocomposites are fabricated using strategies of freeze casting and thermal annealing. The resulting monoliths exhibit low density, excellent flexibility, superelasticity with high recovery rate, and extraordinary reversible compressibility. The synergistic effect between rGO and PI endows the elastomer with desirable electrical conductivity, remarkable compression sensitivity, and excellent durable stability. The rGO/PI nanocomposites show potential applications in multifunctional strain sensors under the deformations of compression, bending, stretching, and torsion.