• 文献标题:   Diffusion driven layer-by-layer assembly of graphene oxide nanosheets into porous three-dimensional macrostructures
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   ZOU JL, KIM F
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  • 出版物名称:   NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
  • ISSN:   2041-1723
  • 通讯作者地址:   Kyoto Univ
  • 被引频次:   59
  • DOI:   10.1038/ncomms6254
  • 出版年:   2014

▎ 摘  要

Despite recent progress in preparing numerous types of nanosheets, it remains a difficult challenge to assemble the tiny building blocks into functional macroscale architectures suitable for practical applications. Here we introduce a diffusion driven layer-by-layer assembly process and demonstrate its application for the construction of graphene oxide sheets into various three-dimensional structures. This process involves complexation of the negatively charged graphene oxide sheets and positively charged branched polyethylenimine at a given interface. We find that the diffusion of branched polyethylenimine molecules allows the complex to continuously grow into foam-like frameworks with tunable porosities. Furthermore, the assembly process is quite robust and can be utilized in various configurations such as to create free-standing architectures with tailored shapes or patterned films on a substrate. With such useful features, we believe that this technique may serve as a valuable tool for the assembly of nanomaterials.