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Transparent, flexible, and conducting films based on graphene–polymer composites
Author(s) -
Singh Bimal P.,
Nayak Sasmita,
Nanda Kamala K.,
Singh Anurag,
Takai Chika,
Takashi Shirai,
Fuji Masayoshi
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
polymer composites
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.577
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1548-0569
pISSN - 0272-8397
DOI - 10.1002/pc.23935
Subject(s) - materials science , graphene , composite material , composite number , raman spectroscopy , polymer , oxide , conductive polymer , transmittance , dispersion (optics) , polymerization , in situ polymerization , nanotechnology , optoelectronics , physics , optics , metallurgy
We present a simple solution‐based general approach for the preparation of flexible, transparent, and conducting composite films with molecular level dispersion of individual graphene nanosheets in the polymer [poly( N ‐hydroxymethyl) acrylamide] hosts via in situ polymerization. The graphene oxide (GO) concentration varies from 0 to 0.08 wt% in polymer matrix. The resulting composite film was characterized by FESEM, AFM, Raman, UV–vis spectroscopy and electrical measurement. The composite film has conductivity up to 10 −5 S m −1 and transmittance 90% at 550 nm respectively, which is adequate for many applications. These transparent conductive graphene bearing composite films presents a uniform, flexible, stable, and tailorable material. POLYM. COMPOS., 39:297–304, 2018. © 2016 Society of Plastics Engineers