• 文献标题:   Construction of multifunctional films based on graphene-TiO2 composite materials for strain sensing and photodegradation
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   LIU Y, ZHANG D, SHANG Y, ZANG WT, LI MM
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  • 出版物名称:   RSC ADVANCES
  • ISSN:   2046-2069
  • 通讯作者地址:   Tongji Univ
  • 被引频次:   2
  • DOI:   10.1039/c5ra21364a
  • 出版年:   2015

▎ 摘  要

We develop a simple approach to fabricate graphene-TiO2 films both on rigid and flexible substrates by the spray coating technique. A drastic synergetic effect was found simply by mixing graphene with TiO2. The composite films were conductive and showed enhanced photocatalytic activities. More significantly, the graphene-TiO2 composite films which could sustain a large tensile deformation (5% strain) demonstrated high sensitivity to mechanical strain with tunable gauge factors (GF) of 14-35. The remarkable performance could be attributed to the combination of photocatalytic performance derived from TiO2 nanoparticles and the electrical and mechanical properties of graphene nanosheets. Based on the observed results, a plausible mechanism was proposed. Overall, this work could provide new insights into the research of the graphene-TiO2 composite materials and facilitate their application in a broad range.