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Fiber-reinforced three-dimensional graphene aerogels for electrically conductive epoxy composites with enhanced mechanical properties

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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 °C 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.

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  1. Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China

    Fang-Lan Guan, Fei An, Jing Yang, Xiaofeng Li  (李晓锋), Xing-Hua Li & Zhong-Zhen Yu  (于中振)

  2. Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China

    Zhong-Zhen Yu  (于中振)

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This work was financially supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (No. 2016YFC0801302) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51403016, 51533001 and 51521062).

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Guan, FL., An, F., Yang, J. et al. Fiber-reinforced three-dimensional graphene aerogels for electrically conductive epoxy composites with enhanced mechanical properties. Chin J Polym Sci 35, 1381–1390 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10118-017-1972-z

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