Multifunctional Pristine Chemically Modified Graphene Films as Strong as Stainless Steel

Miao Zhang; Yanlei Wang; Liang Huang; Zhiping Xu; Chun Li; Gaoquan Shi

doi:10.1002/adma.201503045

Multifunctional Pristine Chemically Modified Graphene Films as Strong as Stainless Steel

Adv Mater. 2015 Nov;27(42):6708-13. doi: 10.1002/adma.201503045. Epub 2015 Sep 30.

Authors

Miao Zhang¹, Yanlei Wang², Liang Huang¹, Zhiping Xu², Chun Li¹, Gaoquan Shi¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.
² Applied Mechanics Laboratory, Department of Engineering Mechanics and Center for Nano and Micro Mechanics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.

PMID: 26422818
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201503045

Abstract

Pristine chemically modified graphene films with light weights and excellent mechanical properties can be prepared by chemically engineering the structure of the graphene oxide sheets and the microstructures of the films. Particularly, these reduced graphene oxide films are as strong as stainless steel, ultra-tough, and have high electrical and thermal conductivities.

Keywords: conductivity; films; graphene; hydrogels; mechanical properties.