Progress on Application and Oriented Arrangenment of Graphene in Composites

doi:10.3901/JME.2023.18.144

Abstract

Abstract: Graphene, as a novel two-dimensional nanomaterial with many excellent properties, has been widely used for mechanical reinforcer and functionalization fillers of polymer composites. However, effectively control the stacked structure and the oriented ordered arrangement of graphene 2D nanomaterials in polymer matrix, in order to improve the designability and comprehensive performance of the composites, has attracted more and more attention. The performance limit of the existing graphene composite materials will be broken by oriented orderly arrangement of graphene 2D nanomaterials' in continuous phase. A series of approaches about grapheme 2D nanomaterials' directional alignments have been established, which include layer-by-layer self-assembly, filration-induced self-assembly, evaporation-induced self-assembly and external field-induced self-assembly, etc. Combined with the current research progress, this article discusses the main prepared methods and applications of oriented graphene in composite materials, focusing on the shortcomings of oriented graphene in composite materials. Meanwhile, the future development trend of oriented and ordered arrangement of graphene is discussed.

Key words: graphene, 2D nanomaterials, oriented arrangement, mechanical properties, composite materials

CLC Number:

TG33

WU Daiqiong, SU Qiong, CHEN Lei, WU Yanping, WANG Yanbin, SUN Chufeng, CHEN Jianmin. Progress on Application and Oriented Arrangenment of Graphene in Composites[J]. Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 2023, 59(18): 144-153.

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