Abstract
Carbon fibers going through stabilization,carbonization,and graphitization heat-treatment stages will form continuous graphitic layers that are closely packed and preferentially aligned along the fiber axis,forming high mechanical stiffness or strength and electrical or thermal conductivity.The alignment of noncontinuous,powder-like graphene layers in polymers has been challenging due to the low bend-ing modulus of a few-or even single-layered graphene,which causes aggregations or folding behav-iors.This research demonstrates the leveraging of polymer-nanoparticle interactions to align graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) in the polyacrylonitrile (PAN) matrix.An in-house designed spinning method pro-duces a three-layered fiber that utilizes the interracial interactions between each layer for graphene align-ment between graphitic layers.This composite containing oriented GNPs significantly improves modulus(i.e.,42.3 to 74.6 GPa) and increases electrical conductivity for enhancing volatile organic compounds(VOCs) sensing behaviors.This research opens up a new scalable fabrication method for multilayered composites.
基金项目
U.S.National Science Foundation(NSF)
U.S.National Science Foundation(EAGER 1902172)
U.S.National Science Foundation(2019)
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NSTL
维普
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