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American Chemical Society, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 13(5), p. 6225-6231, 2013

DOI: 10.1021/am401161b

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Electrospun Composite Nanofiber Yarns Containing Oriented Graphene Nanoribbons

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Abstract

The graphene nanoribbon (GNR)/carbon composite nanofiber yarns were prepared by electrospinning from poly(acrylonitrile) (PAN) containing graphene oxide nanoribbons (GONRs), and successive twisting and carbonization. Electrospinning process can exert directional shear force coupling with external electric field to the flow of spinning solution. During electrospinning, the well-dispersed GONRs were highly oriented along the fiber axis in an electrified thin liquid jet . The addition of GONRs in a low weight fraction significantly improved the mechanical properties of the composite nanofiber yarns. In addition, the carbonization of the matrix polymer enhanced not only the mechanical, but also the electrical properties of the composites. The electrical conductivity of the carbonized composite yarns containing 0.5 wt% GONR showed the maximum value of 165 S cm(-1) . It is larger than the maximum value of the reported electrospun carbon composite yarns. Interestingly, it is higher than the conductivities of both the PAN-based pristine CNF yarns (77 S cm(-1)) and the monolayer GNRs (54 S cm(-1)). These results and Raman spectroscopy supported hypothesis that the oriented GONRs contained in the PAN nanofibers effectively functioned as not only the 1-D nanofiller but also the nanoplatelet promoter of stabilization and template agent for the carbonization.