• 文献标题:   Graphene Interlocking Carbon Nanotubes for High-Strength and High-Conductivity Fibers
  • 文献类型:   Article, Early Access
  • 作  者:   LI LJ, SUN TZ, LU SC, CHEN Z, XU SC, JIAN MQ, ZHANG J
  • 作者关键词:   carbon nanotube fiber, graphene, high strength, high conductivity, heater
  • 出版物名称:   ACS APPLIED MATERIALS INTERFACES
  • ISSN:   1944-8244 EI 1944-8252
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  • 被引频次:   0
  • DOI:   10.1021/acsami.2c21518 EA JAN 2023
  • 出版年:   2023

▎ 摘  要

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are promising building blocks for the fabrication of novel fibers with structural and functional properties. However, the mechanical and electrical performances of carbon nanotube fibers (CNTFs) are far lower than the intrinsic properties of individual CNTs. Exploring methods for the controllable assembly and continuous preparation of highperformance CNTFs is still challenging. Herein, a graphene/ chlorosulfonic acid-assisted wet-stretching method is developed to produce highly densified and well-aligned graphene/carbon nanotube fibers (G/CNTFs) with excellent mechanical and electrical performances. Graphene with small size and high quality can bridge the adjacent CNTs to avoid the interfacial slippage under deformation, which facilitates the formation of a robust architecture with abundant conductive pathways. Their ordered structure and enhanced interfacial interactions endow the fibers with both high strength (4.7 GPa) and high electrical conductivity (more than 2 x 106 S/m). G/CNTF-based lightweight wires show good flexibility and knittability, and the high-performance fiber heaters exhibit ultrafast electrothermal response over 1000 degrees C/s and a low operation voltage of 3 V. This method paves the way for optimizing the microstructures and producing high-strength and high-conductivity CNTFs, which are promising candidates for the high-value fiberbased applications.