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Fabrication and Application Prospective of Graphene Infused Polymeric Flexible, Stretchable and Transparent Devices

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Electrospinning of Graphene

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Electrospinning technique is one of the most common methods adopted for the fabrication of ultrathin films with nano-sized fibres. Recently, graphene materials have attracted a great deal of research interest in different  areas, especially in the field of device fabrication. This chapter deals with the electrospinning fabrication process of graphene-based hybrid films for the development of flexible, stretchable, as well as transparent devices. A brief overview of graphene materials, history of flexible and stretchable devices, and application of graphene infused devices are also discussed. Finally, the book chapter ends with an outlook, and future research scope in this field.

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  1. Key Laboratory for Green and Advanced Civil Engineering Materials and Application Technology of Hunan Province, College of Civil Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, P. R. China

    Prashant Rawat

  2. International Science Innovation Collaboration Base for Green and Advanced Civil Engineering Materials of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, P. R. China

    Deju Zhu

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  2. Department of Chemistry, Madanapalle Institute of Technology and Science, Madanapalle, Andhra Pradesh, India

    Sumanta Sahoo

  3. School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning, China

    Nannan Wang

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Rawat, P., Zhu, D. (2021). Fabrication and Application Prospective of Graphene Infused Polymeric Flexible, Stretchable and Transparent Devices. In: Tiwari, S.K., Sahoo, S., Wang, N. (eds) Electrospinning of Graphene. Carbon Nanostructures. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-75456-3_2

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