Two-dimensional shape memory graphene oxide

Zhenyue Chang; Junkai Deng; Ganaka G. Chandrakumara; Wenyi Yan; Jefferson Zhe Liu

doi:10.1038/ncomms11972

Nature Communications (Jun 2016)

Two-dimensional shape memory graphene oxide

Zhenyue Chang,
Junkai Deng,
Ganaka G. Chandrakumara,
Wenyi Yan,
Jefferson Zhe Liu

Affiliations

Zhenyue Chang: Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Monash University
Junkai Deng: State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behaviour of Materials, Xi’an Jiaotong University
Ganaka G. Chandrakumara: Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Monash University
Wenyi Yan: Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Monash University
Jefferson Zhe Liu: Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Monash University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11972
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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When reducing the size of shape memory materials to the nanoscale regime, the memory effect tends to diminish. Here, the authors report a theoretical proposal of a shape memory graphene oxide with ordered epoxy groups retaining excellent programmability and actuation capabilities.

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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