Multifunctional Graphene-Based Composite Sponge

Cui, Tian, Yu, Chand, Zhang, Meng, Li, Wang (2020) Multifunctional Graphene-Based Composite Sponge Sensors (Basel) (IF: -1) 20(2)
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Abstract

Although graphene has been widely used as a nano-filler to enhance the conductivity of porous materials, it is still an unsatisfactory requirement to prepare graphene-based sponge porous materials by simple and low-cost methods to enhance their mechanical properties and make them have good sensing and capacitive properties. Graphene platelets (GnPs) were prepared by the thermal expansion method. Graphene-based sponge porous materials were prepared by a simple method. A flexible sensor was formed and supercapacitors were assembled. Compared with other graphene-based composites, the graphene-based composite sponge has good electrical response under bending and torsion loading. Under 180° bending and torsion loading, the maximum resistance change rate can reach 13.9% and 52.5%, respectively. The linearity under tension is 0.01. The mechanical properties and capacitance properties of the sponge nanocomposites were optimized when the filler fraction was 1.43 wt.%. The tensile strength was 0.236 MPa and capacitance was 21.4 F/g. In cycles, the capacitance retention rate is 94.45%. The experimental results show that the graphene-based sponge porous material can be used as a multifunctional flexible sensor and supercapacitor, and it is a promising and multifunctional porous nanocomposite material.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7014689
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31936007
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s20020329

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