• 文献标题:   Graphene-Embedded Hydrogel Nanofibers for Detection and Removal of Aqueous-Phase Dyes
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   IM K, NGUYEN DN, KIM S, KONG HJ, KIM Y, PARK CS, KWON OS, YOON H
  • 作者关键词:   dye, graphene, nanofiber, hydrogel, adsorption, sensor
  • 出版物名称:   ACS APPLIED MATERIALS INTERFACES
  • ISSN:   1944-8244 EI 1944-8252
  • 通讯作者地址:   Chonnam Natl Univ
  • 被引频次:   31
  • DOI:   10.1021/acsami.7b01163
  • 出版年:   2017

▎ 摘  要

A facile route to graphene/polymer hydrogel nanofibers was developed. An aqueous dispersion of graphene (containing >40% bilayer graphene flakes) stabilized by a functionalized water-soluble polymer with phenyl side chains was successfully electrospun to yield nanofibers. Subsequent vapor-phase cross-linking of the nanofibers produced graphene-embedded hydrogel nanofibers (GHNFs). Interestingly, the GHNFs showed chemical sensitivity to the cationic dyes methylene blue (MB) and crystal-violet (CV) in the aqueous phase. The adsorption capacities were as high as 0.43 and 0.33 mmol g(-1) s(-1) for MB and CV, respectively, even in a 1.5 mL s-1 flow system. A density functional theory calculation revealed that aqueous phase MB and CV dyes were oriented parallel to the graphene surface and that the graphene/dye ensembles were stabilized by secondary physical bonding mechanisms such as the pi-pi stacking interaction in an aqueous medium. The GHNFs exhibited electrochemical properties arising mainly from the electric double-layer capacitance, which were applied in a demonstration of GHNF-based membrane electrodes (5 cm in diameter) for detecting the dyes in the flow system. It is believed that the GHNF membrane can be a successful model candidate for commercialization of graphene due to its easy-to-fabricate process and remarkable properties.