摘要
The processing capability is vital for the wide applications of materials to forge structures as-demand.Graphene-based macroscopic materials have shown excellent mechanical and functional properties.However,different from usual polymers and metals,graphene solids exhibit limited deformability and processibility for precise forming.Here,we present a precise thermoplastic forming of graphene materials by polymer intercalation from graphene oxide(GO)precursor.The intercalated polymer enables the thermoplasticity of GO solids by thermally activated motion of polymer chains.We detect a critical minimum containing of intercalated polymer that can expand the interlayer spacing exceeding 1.4 nm to activate thermoplasticity,which becomes the criteria for thermal plastic forming of GO solids.By thermoplastic forming,the flat GO-composite films are forged to Gaussian curved shapes and imprinted to have surface relief patterns with size precision down to 360 nm.The plastic-formed structures maintain the structural integration with outstanding electrical(3.07×10^(5) S m^(−1))and thermal conductivity(745.65 W m^(−1) K^(−1))after removal of polymers.The thermoplastic strategy greatly extends the forming capability of GO materials and other layered materials and promises versatile structural designs for more broad applications.
基金
the support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51803177,51973191,51533008,and 51636002)
National Key R&D Program of China(No.2016YFA0200200)
the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2021M690134)
Hundred Talents Program of Zhejiang University(188020*194231701/113)
Key Research and Development Plan of Zhejiang Province(2018C01049)
the National Postdoctoral Program for Innovative Talents(No.BX201700209)
the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(2021FZZX001-17),the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(BK20210353)
the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.30920041106).