Laser-Induced Graphene Conductive Fabric Decorated with Copper Nanoparticles for Electromagnetic Interference Shielding Application

To meet the demands for flexible electromagnetic interference(EMI)shielding materials,a type of conductive fabric is prepared by generating three-dimensional(3D)porous laser-induced graphene(LIG)in situ on the surface of the aramid fabric(AF)and then electroless plating copper.After LIG treatment,the porous AF demonstrates admirable conductivity due to the generation of graphene.The superior surface resistance of the conductive fabric can reach 1.57Ω/sq after copper deposition,and the average EMI shielding effectiveness(SE)can reach 34.3 dB in a frequency range of 8.2 to 12.4 GHz,with the EMW absorption accounting for about 80%.The proposed technology provides a new idea for preparation of flexible EMI shielding materials.

Surface characteristics of electroless nickel plated electromagnetic shielding wood veneer

Wood is a kind of porous natural material with very poor electro-conductivity, and it has almost no function of electromagnetic shielding. The method of electroless nickel plating was used to produce wooden material with electrical and effective electromagnetic shielding properties. Ni-P alloy layer was obtained on wood surface. The surface feature of plated wood veneer was observed by SEM and the surface composition and microstructure of the layer under different conditions were investigated by EDS and XRD respectively. Meanwhile, the relevant surface resistivity and electromagnetic shielding effectiveness were measured. Correlations of the phosphorous content in the layer to the structure of Ni-P alloy, electro-conductivity and electromagnetic shielding of plated veneers were discussed. SEM photos showed that the surface of electroless nickel plated veneers were covered with Ni-P alloy layer entirely, which made wood veneers more like metal. At the same time, the results showed that with the decreasing of the phosphorous content in the layer, the microstructure of Ni-P alloy layer transformed to be microcrystalline and electro-conductivity and electromagnetic shielding effectiveness were improved. When the phosphorous content was less than 2.37wt pct in the layer, the microstructure of Ni-P alloy layer was microcrystalline structure and its sur- face resistivity and electromagnetic shielding effectiveness were nearly 0.5Ω/□ and 55-60dB respectively.

A general bimetal-ion adsorption strategy to prepare nickel single atom catalysts anchored on graphene for efficient oxygen evolution reaction

Single-atom catalysts (SACs) supported on two-dimensional (2D) materials are highly attractive for maximizing their catalytic activity.However,graphene based SACs are primarily bonded with nitrogen and carbon sites,resulting in poor performance for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER).Herein,we develop a general bimetal-ion adsorption strategy for the synthesis of individually dispersed Ni SACs anchored on the oxygenated sites of ultrathin reduced graphene oxide as efficient OER electrocatalysts.The resultant Ni SACs for OER in alkaline electrolyte exhibit a highly stable overpotential of 328 mV at the current density of 10 mA cm^-2,and Tafel slope of 84 mV dec^-1 together with long-term durability and negligible degradation for 50 h,which is greatly outperform its counterparts of nitrogen bonded Ni SACs (564 mV,364 mV dec^-1) and Ni(OH)2 nanoparticles anchored on graphene (450 mV,142 mV dec^-1),and most reported Ni based OER electrocatalysts.Furthermore,the extended X-ray absorption fine structure at the Ni K-edge and theoretical simulation reveal that the nickel-oxygen coordination significantly boost OER performance.Therefore,this work will open numerous opportunities for creating novel-type 2D SACs via oxygen-metal bonding as highly robust OER catalysts.

Characterization and Properties of Electroless Nickel Plated Poly (ethylene terephthalate) Nonwoven Fabric Enhanced by Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma Pretreatment

In order to develop a more economical pretreatment method for electroless nickel plating, a dielectric barrier discharge （DBD） plasma at atmospheric pressure was used to improve the hydrophilicity and adhesion of poly （ethylene terephthalate） （PET） nonwoven fabric. The properties of the PET nonwoven fabric including its liquid absorptive capacity （WA）, aging behavior, surface chemical composition, morphology of the surface, adhesion strength, surface electrical resistivity and electromagnetic interference （EMI）- shielding effectiveness （SE） were studied. The liquid absorptive capacity （WA） increased due to the incorporation of oxygen-containing and nitrogen-containing functional groups on the surface of PET nonwoven fabric after DBD airplasma treatment. The surface morphology of the nonwoven fibers became rougher after plasma treatment. Therefore, the surface was more prone to absorb tin sensitizer and palladium catalyst to form an active layer for the deposition of electroless nickel. SEM and X-ray diffraction （XRD） measurements indicated that a uniform coating of nickel was formed on the PET nonwoven fabric. The average EMI-SE of Ni-plating of PET nonwoven fabric maintained a relatively stable value （38.2 dB to 37.3 dB） in a frequency range of 50 MHz to 1500 MHz. It is concluded that DBD is feasible for pretreatment of nonwoven fabric for electroless nickel plating to prepare functional material with good EMI-SE properties.

Graphene-nickel nitride hybrids supporting palladium nanoparticles for enhanced ethanol electrooxidation

Electrocatalysts for ethanol oxidation reaction(EOR)are generally limited by their poor durability because of the catalyst poisoning induced by the reaction intermediate carbon monoxide(CO).Therefore,the rapid oxidation removal of CO intermediates is crucial to the durability of EOR-based catalysts.Herein,in order to effectively avoiding the catalyst CO poisoning and improve the durability,the graphene-nickel nitride hybrids(AG-Ni_(3)N)were designed for supporting palladium nanoparticles(Pd/AG-Ni_(3)N)and then used for ethanol electrooxidation.The density functional theory(DFT)calculations demonstrated the introduction of AG-Ni_(3)N depresses the CO absorption and simultaneously promotes the adsorption of OH species for CO oxidation removal.The fabricated Pd/AG-Ni_(3)N catalyst distinctively exhibits excellent electroactivity with the mass catalytic activity of 3499.5 m A mg^(-1) on EOR in alkaline media,which is around 5.24 times higher than Pd/C(commercial catalyst).Notably,the Pd/AG-Ni_(3)N hybrids display excellent stability and durability after chronoamperometric measurements with a total operation time of 150,000 s.

Nonlocal thermal buckling and postbuckling of functionally graded graphene nanoplatelet reinforced piezoelectric micro-plate

This paper analyzes the nonlocal thermal buckling and postbuckling behaviors of a multi-layered graphene nanoplatelet(GPL)reinforced piezoelectric micro-plate.The GPLs are supposed to disperse as a gradient pattern in the composite micro-plate along its thickness.The effective material properties are calculated by the Halpin-Tsai parallel model and mixture rule for the functionally graded GPL reinforced piezoelectric(FG-GRP)micro-plate.Governing equations for the nonlocal thermal buckling and postbuckling behaviors of the FG-GRP micro-plate are obtained by the first-order shear deformation theory,the von Kármán nonlinear theory,and the minimum potential energy principle.The differential quadrature(DQ)method and iterative method are introduced to numerically analyze the effects of the external electric voltage,the distribution pattern and characteristic of GPLs,and the nonlocal parameter on the critical buckling behaviors and postbuckling equilibrium path of the FG-GRP micro-plate in thermal environment.

Research on 3D Braided Nickel Plated Carbon Fiber/epoxy Resin Composites and Their Electromagnetic Protection Properties

To develop electromagnetic protection composites with integrated structure -function properties, the three-dimension (3D) braided nickel plated carbon fiber/epoxy resin (Ni-CF3D/EP) composites were prepared based on 3D five-directional braiding, unitary nickel plating and mold compression shaping. The electromagnetic protection properties of Ni-CF3D/EP composites including shielding effective- ness (SE) and reflection loss against plane electromagnetic wave, shielding properties against electromagnetic pulse (EMP) were investigated. The test results show that the novel composites have good electromagnetic protection properties in a wide frequency range of 14 kHz～18 GHz with SE of 42 dB～95 dB, the absorption bandwidth of –5 dB in 2 GHz～18 GHz can reach 10 GHz and the pulse peak SE against EMP is 43.7 dB which can reduce the electromagnetic energy greatly. Meanwhile, the mechanic properties were also investi- gated and the results indicate that the Ni-CF3D/EP composites can replace metal materials for loading-bearing structural applications because of their excellent mechanic properties.

Selected gas response measurements using reduced graphene oxide decorated with nickel nanoparticles

The work reports the synthesis of nickel nanoparticles supported on thermally reduced graphene oxides(rGO)in the ionic liquid[BMIm][NTf_(2)]through microwave decomposition reaction.Ni@rGO with the polymer poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrene sulfonate)(PEDOT:PSS)as binder was positively tested for its response towards the oxidizing gas nitrogen dioxide(10 ppm in air),the reducing gas carbon monoxide(3000 ppm in N_(2))and the volatile organic compound(VOC)acetone(35,000 ppm in air).The results from different gases were compared at different temperatures with the best results for NO_(2) at 200℃.Additionally,it is shown for NO_(2) gas that the Ni@rGO-PEDOT:PSS polymer composite gives better results than the rGO-PEDOT:PSS polymer composite.After the heat treatment the oxidation state of pure nickel nanoparticles were confirmed by powder diffraction.

Bending and stress analysis of polymeric composite plates reinforced with functionally graded graphene platelets based on sinusoidal shear-deformation plate theory

The bending and stress analysis of a functionally graded polymer composite plate reinforced with graphene platelets are studied in this paper.The governing equations are derived by using principle of virtual work for a plate which is rested on Pasternak’s foundation.Sinusoidal shear deformation theory is used to describe displacement field.Four different distribution patterns are employed in our analysis.The analytical solution is presented for a functionally graded plate to investigate the influence of important parameters.The numerical results are presented to show the deflection and stress results of the problem for four employed patterns in terms of geometric parameters such as number of layers,weight fraction and two parameters of Pasternak’s foundation.

Electroless nickel plated graphite fibers and surface behavior in G_(r(Ni))/6061Al composite

The electroless nickel plated graphite fibers reinforced aluminum matrix composites (Gr(Ni))/Al) were produced by squeeze casting, and the microstructure of Gr(Ni)/Al composite and surface behavior of Ni-P coating were studied. The optimum process of electroless Ni-P plating included: burning to get rid of glue→degreasing→neutralization→acidulating→sensitizing→activation→electroless plating. The surface analysis results show that the electroless nickel plating can diffuse into the graphite fiber surface during the squeeze casting, and the Ni-P coating and aluminum alloys can produce brittle phase NiAl3 or NiAl. The X-ray diffraction(XRD) results indicate that Al4C3 is so little that no Al4C3 peaks are found, and the harmful Al4C3 can be decreased by the electroless plating Ni-P coating. The coating improves the interfacial bonding of continuous graphite fibers reinforced aluminum matrix composites.

Mesoporous Graphene Hosts for Dendrite-Free Lithium Metal Anode in Working Rechargeable Batteries

Lithium(Li) metal anode has received extensive attentions due to its ultrahigh theoretical capacity and the most negative electrode potential. However, dendrite growth severely impedes the practical applications of the Li metal anode in rechargeable batteries. In this contribution, a mesoporous graphene with a high specific surface area was synthesized to host the Li metal anode. The mesoporous graphene host(MGH) has a high specific surface area(2090 m^2/g), which affords free space and an interconnected conductive pathway for Li plating and stripping, thus alleviating the volume variation and reducing the generation of dead Li during repeated cycles. More importantly, the high specific surface area of MGH efficiently reduces the local current density of the electrode, which favors a uniform Li nucleation and plating behavior, rendering a dendritefree deposition morphology at a low overpotential. These factors synergistically boost the Li utilization(90.1% vs. 70.1% for Cu foil) and life span(150 cycles vs. 100 cycles for Cu foil) with a low polarization of MGH electrode at an ultrahigh current of 15.0 mA/cm^2. The as-prepared MGH can provide fresh insights into the electrode design of the Li metal anode operating at high rates.

Excellent supercapacitive performance of a reduced graphene oxide/Ni(OH)_2 composite synthesized by a facile hydrothermal route

A reduced graphene oxide/Ni(OH)2 composite with excellent supercapacitive performance was synthesized by a facile hydrothermal route without organic solvents or templates used.XRD and SEM results reveal that the nickel hydroxide,which crystallizes into hexagonal β-Ni(OH)2 nanoflakes with a diameter less than 200 nm and a thickness of about 10 nm,is well combined with the reduced graphene oxide sheets.Electrochemical performance of the synthesized composite as an electrode material was investigated by cyclic voltammetry,electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and galvanostatic charge/discharge measurements.Its specific capacitance is determined to be 1672 F/g at a scan rate of 2 mV/s,and 696 F/g at a high scan rate of 50 mV/s.After 2000 cycles at a current density of 10 A/g,the composite exhibits a specific capacitance of 969 F/g,retaining about 86% of its initial capacitance.The composite delivers a high energy density of 83.6 W·h/kg at a power density of 1.0 kW/kg.The excellent supercapacitive performance along with the easy synthesis method allows the synthesized composite to be promising for supercapacitor applications.

Atomically Dispersed Ni Single-Atoms Anchored on N-Doped Graphene Aerogels for Highly Efficient Electromagnetic Wave Absorption

Uniformly dispersed nickel single atoms(SAs)are experimentally prepared on ultralight N-doped graphene aerogels(Ni-SA@NRGA).The experimental results show that Ni-SAs in graphene aerogels can improve the conduction,polarization losses,and impedance matching properties of the Ni-SA@NRGA.As a result,the minimum reflection loss(R_(L,min))of Ni-SA@NRGA is-49.46 d B with a matching thickness of 2.0 mm and the broadest efficient absorption bandwidth is 3.12 GHz at a low thickness of 1.5 mm.Meanwhile,even with a matching thickness of 1.2–2.0 mm,the RL,min value of Ni-SA@NRGA can reach-20 d B.The current study demonstrates the significance of incorporating metal single atoms into graphene aerogel for electromagnetic wave absorption.

Graphene Thin Layers Formation on Monocrystalline Ni(111)/MgO(111) by Carbon Implantation and Annealing

The objectives of this study are the elaboration of graphene by 1) carbon implantation at moderate temperature (873 K) into a monodomain epitaxially-grown Ni(111) film deposited on a reusable MgO(111) substrate, followed by 2) carbon surface precipitation by thermal treatment. The growth of the nickel film by molecular beam epitaxy has been monitored by Reflection High Energy Electron Diffraction. The film morphology has been studied by Electron Back-Scattered Diffraction, Atomic Force Microscopy and Rutherford Backscattering Spectroscopy in the tunneling mode. In the optimized conditions corresponding to a germination step at 633 K followed by a step growth at 873 K and a post-annealing treatment at 1023 K monocrystalline Ni(111) //MgO(111) films are prepared, exhibiting monodomain swith high structural and orientation qualities. 13C implantation into these nickel films is subsequently achieved at 873 K with energy within 20 - 50 keV and a carbon dose equivalent to 4 monolayers of graphene (1.4 × 1016 at/cm2). Carbon diffuses mainly towards the surface, forming thin layers graphene. Compared to a Ni polycrystalline film the graphene fragments are larger and better facetted. The carbon amounts inside the nickel films at different steps, as well as the carbon amount at the surface, have been measured by Nuclear Reaction Analysis and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy, respectively. The results show that, in addition to implanted 13C, some amounts of 12C is incorporated at different steps of the process and is involved in the formation of the graphene monolayers, as shown by 13C/12C Raman mappings. We finally discuss different mechanisms for carbon diffusion and surface segregation, considering the size and thickness distributions of the thin-layers graphene.

Electrolessly Plated Ni-Zn(Fe)-P Alloy and Its Corrosion Resistance Properties

The autocatalytic deposition of Ni-Zn(Fe)-P alloys has been carried out on substrate of carbon steel from a bath containing nickel sulfate, zinc sulfate, sodium hypophosphite, sodium citrate and boric acid. The effects of pH and the molar ratio of NiSO_4/ZnSO_4 on the deposition rate and the composition of deposits have been studied. It was found that the presence of zinc sulfate in the bath has an inhibitory effect on the alloy deposition. The structure and the surface morphology of Ni-Zn(Fe)-P coatings were characterized with XRD and SEM, respectively. The alloys plated under the experimental conditions consisted of an amorphous phase coexisting with a crystalline cubic Ni phase(poly-crystalline). The surface morphology of the coating is dependent on the deposition parameters. The corrosion resistance of the Ni-Zn(Fe)-P deposits was examined via mass loss tests and anodic polarization measurements, respectively. The results show that the surface morphologies of the deposits and the corrosion resistance of the deposits have been improved. The results of mass loss tests almost accord with those of anodic polarization measurements. The corrosion mechanisms of Ni-Zn(Fe)-P alloys in ~NaCl and NaOH solutions were investigated by means of EDX. The deposit immersed in an NaCl or an NaOH solution contains more content of oxygen and less contents of the metals(except Fe) than that placed in air, which shows that the NaCl or NaOH solution can accelerate the oxidation of the deposit.

单脉冲电沉积Ni-纳米TiC-氧化石墨烯复合镀层结构及磨损性能

本研究利用单脉冲电沉积技术在Q235钢表面制备了一种新型的Ni基减摩耐磨三元复合镀层,首先通过研究氧化石墨烯(GO)浓度对Ni-纳米TiC基复合镀层形貌、镀速及硬度的影响确定了最佳的GO添加量,然后利用X射线衍射仪(XRD)、拉曼光谱仪(Raman)和X射线光电子能谱仪(XPS)等设备对三元复合镀层的结构进行了表征。最后与Ni-纳米TiC复合镀层等进行了对比,研究了三元复合镀层的硬度及耐磨损性能。结果表明:镀液中GO的最佳质量浓度为200 mg/L。此时,Ni-纳米TiC-GO复合镀层的表面均匀致密,粗糙度值Ra=3.087μm。XRD和拉曼光谱等分析结果表明纳米TiC和GO成功复合到Ni基镀层之中。Ni-纳米TiC-GO复合镀层的硬度为726.3HV,约是Ni-纳米TiC复合镀层(463.8HV)的1.5倍。Ni-纳米TiC-GO复合镀层的平均摩擦系数为0.108,相比于Ni-纳米TiC复合镀层(0.285),其具备更好的减摩耐磨性能。

压电集成石墨烯增强功能梯度多孔板的等几何建模与分析

基于等几何分析方法和一种仅含有4自由度的简化一阶剪切变形理论(simple first-order shear deformation theory,S-FSDT)建立了压电集成石墨烯增强功能梯度多孔(piezoelectric integrated graphene platelets reinforced functionally graded porous,P-GPLs-FGP)板的数值分析模型。利用Halpin-Tsai微观力学模型、闭胞体高斯随机场理论和混合定律得到了石墨烯增强功能梯度多孔板的有效材料属性;基于等几何分析方法、S-FSDT和哈密顿原理推导了P-GPLs-FGP板的运动控制方程,并通过与已有算例对比验证了模型的准确性和有效性;利用所建模型分析了孔隙分布形式、孔隙系数、石墨烯分布形式、石墨烯质量分数、边界条件和宽厚比对P-GPLs-FGP板固有频率和机-电载荷作用下静态弯曲响应的影响。研究结果表明:板的刚度与孔隙系数成反比,而在基体材料中添加少量的石墨烯可以有效地增强结构的刚度;与其他组合形式相比,板的刚度在孔隙PD-S分布和石墨烯GPL-S分布时最大。

金刚石微粉电镀镍品质影响因素研究

金刚石微粉在镀液中易漂浮导致电镀镍困难,为获得金刚石微粉电镀镍工艺,本文研究了镀瓶转速和电镀电流对金刚石微粉电镀镍品质的影响。通过对金刚石微粉颗粒在不同镀瓶转速时运动状态进行理论分析,得到了镀瓶转速调节方法,并通过实验确定了不同电镀电流时镀瓶转速的调节范围。采用单因素实验,研究了电镀电流对镀层增重率、形貌和密度的影响。结果表明:镀瓶转速在1~7 r/min范围内,从小到大逐步提高,同时电镀电流不超过3.0 A条件下,能够实现金刚石微粉电镀镍。电镀电流在0.5 A时镀层失重,出现明显退镀现象,在1.0 A时镀层有少部分漏镀现象,在1.5~2.5 A时镀层包裹完整,基本无漏镀;电镀电流在1.0~2.5 A范围时,随着电镀电流增大,镀层增重率逐渐增大,镀层密度逐渐减小。采用低转速低电流、逐步提高镀瓶转速的方法对金刚石微粉进行电镀镍,镀瓶转速在1~7 r/min,电镀电流在1.5~2.5 A时金刚石微粉电镀镍品质较好。

石墨烯纳米片增强水泥砂浆的抗氯离子扩散和抗硫酸盐侵蚀性能

本工作研究了石墨烯纳米片(GNP)对水泥砂浆抗氯离子扩散性能和抗硫酸盐侵蚀性能的影响,并采用热重分析法、压汞分析法、X射线衍射、扫描电镜和能谱分析对GNP复合水泥砂浆的微观形貌和水化产物类别进行了表征,解释了GNP增强水泥砂浆抗氯离子扩散性能和抗硫酸盐侵蚀性能的机理。结果表明:与普通水泥砂浆相比,掺入0.1%水泥质量的GNP后,水泥砂浆的28 d抗压、抗折强度分别提高了11.1%和12.7%,表面氯离子浓度和扩散系数分别减小了36.8%和11.3%,经硫酸盐侵蚀后质量损失率为0.44%,抗蚀系数提升至0.9;GNP对水泥水化的产物类别没有影响,但GNP可以促进水泥的水化反应并细化水泥砂浆中的孔径;GNP作为水泥中的纳米添加材料能够填充在水泥熟料附近,使水泥砂浆的微观结构更为密实,且GNP较大的比表面积和二维板状结构也可以成为腐蚀离子的物理屏障。

线锯用金刚石微粉表面化学镀镍工艺及性能研究

金刚石微粉性能是提升金刚石线锯性能的关键因素。用化学镀方法在线锯用金刚石微粉表面镀镍,通过正交试验研究金刚石粒度、次亚磷酸钠浓度、镀液pH值和镀液温度对化学镀镀层沉积速率、镀层密度、镀层耐腐蚀性能、镀层致密度等性能的影响。结果表明:M1/2、M6/12、M20/30三种不同粒度金刚石微粉,在次亚磷酸钠浓度为25~35g/L、化学镀液pH值为3~11、化学镀温度为30℃~90℃时,针对镀层沉积速率、镀层密度和镀层耐腐蚀性的最佳工艺参数不同;不同粒度的金刚石微粉在相同工艺条件下化学镀镍,金刚石微粉粒度越大,镀层越均匀致密;金刚石微粉化学镀镍各工艺参数之间相互作用,共同影响镀层性能。对于不同粒度的金刚石微粉,各因素对镀层性能的影响权重不同,因此针对不同粒度、不同镀层性能需求的金刚石微粉应采取不同的镀覆工艺参数。