Water-dispersible graphene stabilized by PVA grafted graphene and its poly (vinyl alcohol) nanocomposites

Songmin Shang; Lu Gan; Chun Wah Marcus Yuen

Water-dispersible graphene stabilized by PVA grafted graphene and its poly (vinyl alcohol) nanocomposites

Songmin Shang, Lu Gan, Chun Wah Marcus Yuen

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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Abstract

Polymer-based nanocomposites are the subject of increased interest in the last decades because of their enhanced properties arising from the reinforcement of fillers. In this study, we have synthesized poly (vinyl alcohol) (PVA) functionalized graphene oxide (f-G) by esterification reaction and used this f-G to stabilize the dispersion of graphene in water. Finally, we used the f-G stabilized graphene to prepare PVA nanocomposite. The fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) and X-ray diffraction results showed that PVA was successfully covalently attached to graphene oxide. The UV-vis spectrum showed the synthesized f-G was able to disperse graphene and form stable aqueous graphene dispersion. With the assistance of f-G, graphene was able to homogeneously incorporate into PVA matrix without destroying the crystal structure of PVA, which could be investigated from scanning electron microscrpy (SEM) images and X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Technical Proceedings of the 2014 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Expo, NSTI-Nanotech 2014
Publisher	Nano Science and Technology Institute
Pages	388-391
Number of pages	4
Volume	1
ISBN (Print)	9781482258264
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2014
Event	Nanotechnology 2014: Graphene, CNTs, Particles, Films and Composites - 2014 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Expo, NSTI-Nanotech 2014 - Washington, DC, United States Duration: 15 Jun 2014 → 18 Jun 2014

Conference

Conference	Nanotechnology 2014: Graphene, CNTs, Particles, Films and Composites - 2014 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Expo, NSTI-Nanotech 2014
Country/Territory	United States
City	Washington, DC
Period	15/06/14 → 18/06/14

Keywords

Functionalizaton
Graphene
Improved dispersion
Poly (vinyl alcohol)
Polymer nanocomposite

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Hardware and Architecture
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

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Shang, S, Gan, L & Yuen, CWM 2014, Water-dispersible graphene stabilized by PVA grafted graphene and its poly (vinyl alcohol) nanocomposites. in Technical Proceedings of the 2014 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Expo, NSTI-Nanotech 2014. vol. 1, Nano Science and Technology Institute, pp. 388-391, Nanotechnology 2014: Graphene, CNTs, Particles, Films and Composites - 2014 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Expo, NSTI-Nanotech 2014, Washington, DC, United States, 15/06/14.

Water-dispersible graphene stabilized by PVA grafted graphene and its poly (vinyl alcohol) nanocomposites. / Shang, Songmin; Gan, Lu; Yuen, Chun Wah Marcus.
Technical Proceedings of the 2014 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Expo, NSTI-Nanotech 2014. Vol. 1 Nano Science and Technology Institute, 2014. p. 388-391.

Research output: Chapter in book / Conference proceeding › Conference article published in proceeding or book › Academic research › peer-review

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