Magnetic assembly of transparent and conducting graphene-based functional composites

Hortense Le Ferrand; Sreenath Bolisetty; Ahmet F. Demirörs; Rafael Libanori; André R. Studart; Raffaele Mezzenga

doi:10.1038/ncomms12078

Nature Communications (Jun 2016)

Magnetic assembly of transparent and conducting graphene-based functional composites

Hortense Le Ferrand,
Sreenath Bolisetty,
Ahmet F. Demirörs,
Rafael Libanori,
André R. Studart,
Raffaele Mezzenga

Affiliations

Hortense Le Ferrand: Department of Materials, Complex Materials, ETH Zurich
Sreenath Bolisetty: Department of Health Sciences and Technologies, Food and Soft Materials, ETH Zurich
Ahmet F. Demirörs: Department of Materials, Complex Materials, ETH Zurich
Rafael Libanori: Department of Materials, Complex Materials, ETH Zurich
André R. Studart: Department of Materials, Complex Materials, ETH Zurich
Raffaele Mezzenga: Department of Health Sciences and Technologies, Food and Soft Materials, ETH Zurich

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12078
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Transparent and electrically conducting flexible films are in high demand but production can be both time-consuming and expensive. Here, the authors report a method for assembling modified graphene flakes in controlled distributions within polymeric matrices by use of magnetic fields.

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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