Mechanically flexible and multifunctional polymer-based graphene foams for elastic conductors and oil-water separators

Chao Wu; Xingyi Huang; Xinfeng Wu; Rong Qian; Pingkai Jiang

doi:10.1002/adma.201302406

Mechanically flexible and multifunctional polymer-based graphene foams for elastic conductors and oil-water separators

Adv Mater. 2013 Oct 18;25(39):5658-62. doi: 10.1002/adma.201302406. Epub 2013 Aug 2.

Authors

Chao Wu¹, Xingyi Huang, Xinfeng Wu, Rong Qian, Pingkai Jiang

Affiliation

¹ Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Shanghai Key Lab of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Aging, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China.

PMID: 23913816
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201302406

Abstract

We present a novel strategy for the fabrication of ordered and flexible polymer-based graphene foams by self-assembly of graphene sheets on a 3D polymer skeleton. The obtained graphene foams show excellent mechanical, electrical, and hydrophobic properties, thus holding great potential as elastic conductors and oil-water separators.

Keywords: elastic conductor; oil-water seperation; polymer-based graphene foam; self-assembly.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't