Preparation and Electrical Properties of Graphene Coated Glass Fiber Composites

doi:10.15541/jim20140686

Abstract

Abstract:

The graphene coated glass fiber composites were obtained from the electrostatic adsorption of graphene oxide on bovine serum albumin (BSA) modified the glass fibers, and the subsequent reduction of graphene oxide coated glass fibers by hydroiodic acid at low temperature of 40℃. The phase structure and functional groups of graphene oxide were studied by XRD and FT-IR, respectively. SEM images showed that the graphene wrapped effect was improved with pH decreasing, when pH of graphene oxide dispersion was less than 6. Zeta potential of graphene oxide and BSA molecule were tested by Particle size/Zeta potential instrument, which showed that the isoelectric points of graphene oxide and BSA were smaller than 3 and 5.3, respectively. Conductivity of graphene wrapped glass fiber composites reached 4.5 S/m, and conductive glass fibers maintained original conductivity after different levels of bending. Moreover, due to the reduction of graphene, the conductivity increased slightly after the heat-treatment above 100℃. These results prove that the conductive glass fibers can be used at high temperature.

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Key words: glass fiber, bovine serum albumin, graphene

CLC Number:

TQ171

LIU Guo-Qiang, SHI Fu-Zhi, LI Yao-Gang, ZHANG Qing-Hong, WANG Hong-Zhi. Preparation and Electrical Properties of Graphene Coated Glass Fiber Composites[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2015, 30(7): 763-768.

Figures/Tables 9

Fig. 1 Schematic diagram of preparation process of the glass fibers coated by graphene oxide

Fig. 2 XRD patterns of graphene oxide and graphite

Fig. 3 FT-IR spectra of graphene oxide and graphite

Fig. 4 Zeta potential of graphene oxide and BSA molecule as function of pH

Fig. 5 SEM images of glass fiber/graphene composites synthesized at different pH (a) Neat glass fibers; (b) 3; (c) 4.5; (d) 6

Fig. 6 EDS analysis of glass fiber/graphene composites with inset Showing the corresponding scanning area

Fig. 7 Raman spectra of glass fibers, graphene and glass fiber/graphene composites

Fig. 8 Influence of pH of graphene oxide on conductivity of glass fiber/graphene composites

Fig. 9 (a) Digital photos of glass fibers before and after being wrapped with graphene, effects of bending angles (b) and heat-treatment temperature (c) on the conductivity of glass fibers

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