• 文献标题:   Mechanically robust nacre-mimetic framework constructed polypyrrole-doped graphene/nanofiber nanocomposites with improved thermal electrical properties
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   WANG Z, MO LT, ZHAO SJ, LI JZ, ZHANG SF, HUANG AM
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, interconnected network, nacremimetic nanocomposite, polypyrrole nanohybrid, thermal/electrical conductivity
  • 出版物名称:   MATERIALS DESIGN
  • ISSN:   0264-1275 EI 1873-4197
  • 通讯作者地址:   Beijing Forestry Univ
  • 被引频次:   5
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.matdes.2018.06.004
  • 出版年:   2018

▎ 摘  要

Nacre mimetics show great potential as mechanically robust, lightweight, and promising functional materials. Herein, we report a nanostructured nacre-mimetic hybrid framework, prepared via in situ self-polymerization of tannic acid (TA) and pyrrole monomer on cellulose nanofiber (CNF)-anchored graphene nanosheets (GNs), as a two-dimensional interconnected network (designated as TA@PG-CNF) to fabricate mechanically robust and thermally and electrically conductive composites. A unique network structure with a combination of conductive polypyrrole (PPy) protrusions and multiscale nanofibers/nanoplates was obtained, where the nanohybrid protrusions acted as bridges that link the adjacent GNs and nanofibers. As a result, a composite with low filler loading (10.0 wt%) exhibited advantages for the combination of all properties, i.e., enhanced electrical and thermal conductivity (6.52 S cm(-1) and 7.81W m(-1) K-1), high tensile strength (217.9 MPa), and good toughness (19.6 MJ m(-3)). We attribute the enhancement of these properties to the construction of an interconnected TA@PG-CNF skeleton and the oriented "brick-and-mortar" structure based on GNs blocks and the polyvinyl alcohol matrix, in which a mechanically robust conductive network was constructed. We envision that the relevant functionalities can be integrated into stiff and strong bioinspired materials as flexible microelectronic candidates. (C) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.