Superelastic graphene aerogel-based metamaterials

Mingmao Wu; Hongya Geng; Yajie Hu; Hongyun Ma; Ce Yang; Hongwu Chen; Yeye Wen; Huhu Cheng; Chun Li; Feng Liu; Lan Jiang; Liangti Qu

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-32200-8

Nature Communications (Aug 2022)

Superelastic graphene aerogel-based metamaterials

Mingmao Wu,
Hongya Geng,
Yajie Hu,
Hongyun Ma,
Ce Yang,
Hongwu Chen,
Yeye Wen,
Huhu Cheng,
Chun Li,
Feng Liu,
Lan Jiang,
Liangti Qu

Affiliations

Mingmao Wu: Key Laboratory of Eco-materials Advanced Technology, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University
Hongya Geng: Department of Materials Imperial College London Prince Consort Road
Yajie Hu: Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering, Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University
Hongyun Ma: Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering, Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University
Ce Yang: State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University
Hongwu Chen: Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering, Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University
Yeye Wen: Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering, Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University
Huhu Cheng: Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering, Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University
Chun Li: Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering, Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University
Feng Liu: State Key Laboratory of Nonlinear Mechanics, Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Lan Jiang: Laser Micro-/Nano-Fabrication Laboratory, School of Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology
Liangti Qu: Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering, Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32200-8
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Graphene aerogels are highly porous and have very low density; despite this they also exhibit high mechanical strength. Here the authors present a laser-engraving strategy for producing graphene meta-aerogels with different configurations and properties.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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