The Microstructural, Mechanical and Electro-Mechanical Properties of Graphene Aerogel-PVDF Nanoporous Composites

Guang Ping Zheng; Z. Han; Y.Z. Liu

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/JNanoR.29.1

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The Microstructural, Mechanical and Electro-Mechanical Properties of Graphene Aerogel-PVDF Nanoporous Composites

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Graphene aerogel-poly (vinylidene fluoride) (GA-PVDF) nanoporous composites with different concentrations of PVDF are fabricated. Scanning electron microscopy reveals that PVDF films with a typical thickness below 100 nm are coated at the graphene sheets in the nanoporous composites. The GA-PVDF composites show excellent compressibility, ductility and mechanical strength, as well as better sensitivity of stress-dependent electrical resistance compared with those of GAs. The improved mechanical and electro-mechanical behaviours of nanoporous composites are ascribed to the PVDF which possesses piezoelectricity. The structural properties of the graphene-PVDF nanosized hybrid scaffolds are analyzed by dynamical mechanical relaxation. The results demonstrate that the nanoporous composites could be used as high-performance sensors, actuators and kinetic energy harvesters.

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Journal of Nano Research (Volume 29)

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Guang Ping Zheng*, Z. Han, Y.Z. Liu

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Electro-Mechanical Properties, Graphene Aerogel, Nanocomposites, Nanoporous Structures, Poly(Vinylidene Fluoride)

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