A facile approach to the fabrication of graphene/polystyrene nanocomposite by in situ microemulsion polymerization
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- 作者：Archana S. Patole ; Shashikant P. Patole ; Hyuck Kang ; Ji-Beom Yoo ; Tae-Ho Kim ; Jeong-Ho Ahn
- 关键词：Polystyrene ; Graphene ; In situ microemulsion polymerization ; Functionalization ; Nanoparticles ; Morphology ; Dispersion ; Composite ; Thermal properties ; Electrical properties ; Transmission electron microscopy
- 刊名：Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
- 出版年：2010
- 出版时间：15 October 2010
- 年：2010
- 卷：350
- 期：2
- 页码：530-537
- 全文大小：1929 K
文摘
This paper reports a large scale production route for polystyrene (PS) nanoparticle-functionalized graphene sheets using water based in situ microemulsion polymerization. The higher surface area of the graphene basal plane and the better proximity of the reactant species in in situ microemulsion polymerization were used to functionalize the graphene sheets using PS nanoparticles. The thermal properties of the PS were improved with the incorporation of graphene in the composite. The modified graphene exhibited good compatibility and interactions with the host PS matrix to form conducting PS films.