Highly stretchable carbon aerogels

Fan Guo; Yanqiu Jiang; Zhen Xu; Youhua Xiao; Bo Fang; Yingjun Liu; Weiwei Gao; Pei Zhao; Hongtao Wang; Chao Gao

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-03268-y

Nature Communications (Feb 2018)

Highly stretchable carbon aerogels

Fan Guo,
Yanqiu Jiang,
Zhen Xu,
Youhua Xiao,
Bo Fang,
Yingjun Liu,
Weiwei Gao,
Pei Zhao,
Hongtao Wang,
Chao Gao

Affiliations

Fan Guo: MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University
Yanqiu Jiang: MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University
Zhen Xu: MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University
Youhua Xiao: MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University
Bo Fang: MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University
Yingjun Liu: MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University
Weiwei Gao: MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University
Pei Zhao: Institute of Applied Mechanics and Key Laboratory of Soft Machines and Smart Devices of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University
Hongtao Wang: Institute of Applied Mechanics and Key Laboratory of Soft Machines and Smart Devices of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University
Chao Gao: MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03268-y
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Improved compressive elasticity was lately demonstrated for carbon aerogels but the problem of reversible stretchability remained a challenge. Here the authors use a hierarchical structure design and synergistic effects between carbon nanotubes and graphene to achieve high stretchability in carbon aerogels.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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