Ultra-fast self-assembly and stabilization of reactive nanoparticles in reduced graphene oxide films

Yanan Chen; Garth C. Egan; Jiayu Wan; Shuze Zhu; Rohit Jiji Jacob; Wenbo Zhou; Jiaqi Dai; Yanbin Wang; Valencia A. Danner; Yonggang Yao; Kun Fu; Yibo Wang; Wenzhong Bao; Teng Li; Michael R. Zachariah; Liangbing Hu

doi:10.1038/ncomms12332

Nature Communications (Aug 2016)

Ultra-fast self-assembly and stabilization of reactive nanoparticles in reduced graphene oxide films

Yanan Chen,
Garth C. Egan,
Jiayu Wan,
Shuze Zhu,
Rohit Jiji Jacob,
Wenbo Zhou,
Jiaqi Dai,
Yanbin Wang,
Valencia A. Danner,
Yonggang Yao,
Kun Fu,
Yibo Wang,
Wenzhong Bao,
Teng Li,
Michael R. Zachariah,
Liangbing Hu

Affiliations

Yanan Chen: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland College Park
Garth C. Egan: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Maryland College Park
Jiayu Wan: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland College Park
Shuze Zhu: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland College Park
Rohit Jiji Jacob: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Maryland College Park
Wenbo Zhou: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Maryland College Park
Jiaqi Dai: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland College Park
Yanbin Wang: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland College Park
Valencia A. Danner: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland College Park
Yonggang Yao: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland College Park
Kun Fu: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland College Park
Yibo Wang: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland College Park
Wenzhong Bao: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland College Park
Teng Li: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland College Park
Michael R. Zachariah: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Maryland College Park
Liangbing Hu: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland College Park

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12332
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Nanoparticles of non-noble metals are useful for many applications but can be prone to sintering or surface oxidation. Here, the authors use a rapid heating-cooling approach to synthesize uniformly distributed nanoparticles in a reduced graphene oxide matrix, and test them as switchable energetic materials.

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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