Citation: Fang-Lan Guan, Fei An, Jing Yang, Xiaofeng Li, Xing-Hua Li, Zhong-Zhen Yu. Fiber-reinforced Three-dimensional Graphene Aerogels for Electrically Conductive Epoxy Composites with Enhanced Mechanical Properties[J]. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, ;2017, 35(11): 1381-1390. doi: 10.1007/s10118-017-1972-z shu

Fiber-reinforced Three-dimensional Graphene Aerogels for Electrically Conductive Epoxy Composites with Enhanced Mechanical Properties

Fang-Lan Guan ^a ,
Fei An ^a ,
Jing Yang ^a ,
Xiaofeng Li ^a,, ,
Xing-Hua Li ^a ,
Zhong-Zhen Yu ^a,b,,

a.
Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
b.
Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China

Corresponding author: Xiaofeng Li, xfli@mail.buct.edu.cn Zhong-Zhen Yu, yuzz@mail.buct.edu.cn
Received Date: 21 March 2017
Revised Date: 3 May 2017
Accepted Date: 8 May 2017

Fund Project: the National Natural Science Foundation of China 51533001the National Natural Science Foundation of China 51403016the National Natural Science Foundation of China 51521062the National Key Research and Development Program of China 016YFC0801302

To enhance the mechanical properties of three-dimensional graphene aerogels with aramid fibers, graphene/organic fiber aerogels are prepared by chemical reduction of graphene oxide in the presence of organic fibers of poly(p-phenylene terephthalamide) (PPTA) and followed by freeze-drying. Thermal annealing of the composite aerogels at 1300℃ is adopted not only to restore the conductivity of the reduced graphene oxide component but also to convert the insulating PPTA organic fibers to conductive carbon fibers by the carbonization. The resultant graphene/carbon fiber aerogels (GCFAs) exhibit high electrical conductivities and enhanced compressive properties, which are highly efficient in improving both mechanical and electrical performances of epoxy composites. Compared to those of neat epoxy, the compressive modulus, compressive strength and energy absorption of the electrically conductive GCFA/epoxy composite are significantly increased by 60%, 59% and 131%, respectively.
- Electrical conductivity,
- Mechanical properties,
- Graphene aerogels,
- Epoxy composites,
- Thermal annealing
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