Controlled growth and ordering of poorly-crystalline calcium-silicate-hydrate nanosheets

Felipe Basquiroto de Souza; Ezzatollah Shamsaei; Shujian Chen; Kwesi Sagoe-Crentsil; Wenhui Duan

doi:10.1038/s43246-021-00191-6

Communications Materials (Aug 2021)

Controlled growth and ordering of poorly-crystalline calcium-silicate-hydrate nanosheets

Felipe Basquiroto de Souza,
Ezzatollah Shamsaei,
Shujian Chen,
Kwesi Sagoe-Crentsil,
Wenhui Duan

Affiliations

Felipe Basquiroto de Souza: Department of Civil Engineering, Monash University
Ezzatollah Shamsaei: Department of Civil Engineering, Monash University
Shujian Chen: Department of Civil Engineering, Monash University
Kwesi Sagoe-Crentsil: Department of Civil Engineering, Monash University
Wenhui Duan: Department of Civil Engineering, Monash University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43246-021-00191-6
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Calcium-silicate-hydrate is the main component of cement, and controlling its structure is vital to its properties. Here, graphene oxide is used to constrain the growth and optimize the assembly of calcium-silicate-hydrate, substantially improving its strength and durability.

Published in Communications Materials

ISSN: 2662-4443 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsmat/

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