Latest advances have witnessed the laser induction process on polyimide(PI)films for the formation of porous graphene.Herein,a fully converted graphene film was prepared by Nd:YAG laser scribing a gelatin coated PI fi...Latest advances have witnessed the laser induction process on polyimide(PI)films for the formation of porous graphene.Herein,a fully converted graphene film was prepared by Nd:YAG laser scribing a gelatin coated PI film.It was found that the gelatin played the role of"shield"well in absorbing intense laser impact and benefit for the surface morphology modulation.Laser treatment lower than a critical fluence point of~4.00 J mm^(-2) contributed to a crater-like surface morphology due to the dispersed nature of Nd:YAG laser beam.By tuning laser fluence above the threshold,carbonized surface turned into continuous morphology.A fluid dynamics process accompanied by outgassing occurred during the carbonization,and the surface morphology gradually varied from stretched droplets to porous strips and finally to amorphous porous structures.The morphology evolution in combination with surface chemistry is responsible for the significant wettability transition from superhydrophobic to superhydrophilic,and a Janus superhydrophobic/superhydrophilic surface wettability was achieved under a laser fluence of~8.00 J mm^(-2).Eventually,microsupercapacitors(MSCs)were fabricated to show the great potential of our prepared graphene in flexible electronics.展开更多
The recently emerging laser-induced graphene(LIG)technology,with one-step processing and designable features,has been widely used in the fabrication of wearable/portable electronics.Herein,by taking inspiration from k...The recently emerging laser-induced graphene(LIG)technology,with one-step processing and designable features,has been widely used in the fabrication of wearable/portable electronics.Herein,by taking inspiration from kirigami,we designed a stretchable supercapacitor(SC)step by step through controlling laser induction and cutting process on the polyimide(PI)film,with the use of one single CO_(2) laser source.Firstly,the carbonized basic geometric units of lines were produced on PI films to investigate the processing-structure relationships.Then,the complex photothermal conversion and heat transfer progress involved in the carbonized process were simulated by a photothermal model.Both experimental and theoretical results suggested that the laser power,scan rate and focus condition have great influence on the size,shape and morphology of the carbonized lines.Finally,we optimized the parameters of laser induction and cutting process to fabricate the kirigami-inspired SCs with reliable electrochemical properties and editable mechanical flexibility,showing great potential in the field of flexible electronics.展开更多
An easy-to-implement method by which to fabricate superhydrophobic surfaces inspired taro leaf was successfully applied on316 L stainless steel via combining nanosecond laser(NL)processing and spin-coating techniques....An easy-to-implement method by which to fabricate superhydrophobic surfaces inspired taro leaf was successfully applied on316 L stainless steel via combining nanosecond laser(NL)processing and spin-coating techniques.The laser-textured surface composed of microscale frameworks and central bumps was fabricated by NL processing based on properly designed biomimetic patterns,and a layer of nanoscale carbon black/polydimethylsiloxane(CB/PDMS)particles was covered on it by spin-coating.The effect of pattern parameters(i.e.,the inscribed circle radius of framework and the radius of central bump)on wettability of biomimetic surface was investigated.All as-prepared biomimetic surfaces with micro-nano hierarchical structures showed excellent superhydrophobicity with the water contact angle of~155°and contact angle hysteresis of~2°.By comparing the untreated surface,the wetting behavior and evaporation mode of the biomimetic surface occurred an obvious transformation.Meanwhile,experiments indicated that the biomimetic surface not only had liquid-repelling and self-cleaning functions,but also maintained remarkable mechanical robustness and superhydrophobic durability.The method is efficient for fabricating biomimetic superhydrophobic surfaces applied to liquid-repelling,evaporation-transforming and self-cleaning fields.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51775197)the Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangdong Province(Grant No.2018A050506007)the Guangzhou Science and Technology Program Project(Grant No.201704020090)。
文摘Latest advances have witnessed the laser induction process on polyimide(PI)films for the formation of porous graphene.Herein,a fully converted graphene film was prepared by Nd:YAG laser scribing a gelatin coated PI film.It was found that the gelatin played the role of"shield"well in absorbing intense laser impact and benefit for the surface morphology modulation.Laser treatment lower than a critical fluence point of~4.00 J mm^(-2) contributed to a crater-like surface morphology due to the dispersed nature of Nd:YAG laser beam.By tuning laser fluence above the threshold,carbonized surface turned into continuous morphology.A fluid dynamics process accompanied by outgassing occurred during the carbonization,and the surface morphology gradually varied from stretched droplets to porous strips and finally to amorphous porous structures.The morphology evolution in combination with surface chemistry is responsible for the significant wettability transition from superhydrophobic to superhydrophilic,and a Janus superhydrophobic/superhydrophilic surface wettability was achieved under a laser fluence of~8.00 J mm^(-2).Eventually,microsupercapacitors(MSCs)were fabricated to show the great potential of our prepared graphene in flexible electronics.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51775197)the Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangdong Province(Grant No.2018A050506007)the Guangzhou Science and Technology Program Project(Grant No.201704020090)。
文摘The recently emerging laser-induced graphene(LIG)technology,with one-step processing and designable features,has been widely used in the fabrication of wearable/portable electronics.Herein,by taking inspiration from kirigami,we designed a stretchable supercapacitor(SC)step by step through controlling laser induction and cutting process on the polyimide(PI)film,with the use of one single CO_(2) laser source.Firstly,the carbonized basic geometric units of lines were produced on PI films to investigate the processing-structure relationships.Then,the complex photothermal conversion and heat transfer progress involved in the carbonized process were simulated by a photothermal model.Both experimental and theoretical results suggested that the laser power,scan rate and focus condition have great influence on the size,shape and morphology of the carbonized lines.Finally,we optimized the parameters of laser induction and cutting process to fabricate the kirigami-inspired SCs with reliable electrochemical properties and editable mechanical flexibility,showing great potential in the field of flexible electronics.
基金the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2019YFE0126300)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51775197)the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province(Grant No.2019A1515011530)。
文摘An easy-to-implement method by which to fabricate superhydrophobic surfaces inspired taro leaf was successfully applied on316 L stainless steel via combining nanosecond laser(NL)processing and spin-coating techniques.The laser-textured surface composed of microscale frameworks and central bumps was fabricated by NL processing based on properly designed biomimetic patterns,and a layer of nanoscale carbon black/polydimethylsiloxane(CB/PDMS)particles was covered on it by spin-coating.The effect of pattern parameters(i.e.,the inscribed circle radius of framework and the radius of central bump)on wettability of biomimetic surface was investigated.All as-prepared biomimetic surfaces with micro-nano hierarchical structures showed excellent superhydrophobicity with the water contact angle of~155°and contact angle hysteresis of~2°.By comparing the untreated surface,the wetting behavior and evaporation mode of the biomimetic surface occurred an obvious transformation.Meanwhile,experiments indicated that the biomimetic surface not only had liquid-repelling and self-cleaning functions,but also maintained remarkable mechanical robustness and superhydrophobic durability.The method is efficient for fabricating biomimetic superhydrophobic surfaces applied to liquid-repelling,evaporation-transforming and self-cleaning fields.
