Flexible graphene-coated carbon fiber veil/polydimethylsiloxane mats as electrothermal materials with rapid responsiveness

Flexible electrothermal mats with rapid responsiveness were prepared by spray-coating of graphene nanoplates (GNP) acetone dispersion on carbon fiber veil and following curing of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) on the mats. Morphological feature, electrical property, and electrothermal behavior of the m...

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Main Authors: Zhang, XuFeng, Li, Dihui, Liu, Kejian, Tong, Jianfeng, Yi, XiaoSu
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author Zhang, XuFeng
Li, Dihui
Liu, Kejian
Tong, Jianfeng
Yi, XiaoSu
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Li, Dihui
Liu, Kejian
Tong, Jianfeng
Yi, XiaoSu
author_sort Zhang, XuFeng
building Nottingham Research Data Repository
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description Flexible electrothermal mats with rapid responsiveness were prepared by spray-coating of graphene nanoplates (GNP) acetone dispersion on carbon fiber veil and following curing of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) on the mats. Morphological feature, electrical property, and electrothermal behavior of the mats with different area density from 55 to 20 g m−2 were investigated. Scanning electronic microscope (SEM) confirmed that pristine graphene nanoplates were uniformly deposited on the surface of carbon fiber resulting in volume resistance decreased substantially. Compared with the carbon fiber veil without coated GNP, the electric heating behavior of graphene-coated carbon fiber/PDMS mats were improved largely, such as the stead-state maximum temperature reached 297 °C, the maximum heating rate reached 5°Cs−1 tested by an infrared camera, the maximum power density reached 11.11 kW m−2. The respond time from room temperature 25 °C–200 °C was only 40 s tested by infrared thermal image. Even under high twisting/bending state or continuous stepwise voltage changes, the graphene-coated carbon fiber/PDMS mats retained stable electrical heating performance in aspects of temperature responsiveness and steady-state maximum temperature.
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spelling nottingham-566642019-05-09T10:31:07Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/56664/ Flexible graphene-coated carbon fiber veil/polydimethylsiloxane mats as electrothermal materials with rapid responsiveness Zhang, XuFeng Li, Dihui Liu, Kejian Tong, Jianfeng Yi, XiaoSu Flexible electrothermal mats with rapid responsiveness were prepared by spray-coating of graphene nanoplates (GNP) acetone dispersion on carbon fiber veil and following curing of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) on the mats. Morphological feature, electrical property, and electrothermal behavior of the mats with different area density from 55 to 20 g m−2 were investigated. Scanning electronic microscope (SEM) confirmed that pristine graphene nanoplates were uniformly deposited on the surface of carbon fiber resulting in volume resistance decreased substantially. Compared with the carbon fiber veil without coated GNP, the electric heating behavior of graphene-coated carbon fiber/PDMS mats were improved largely, such as the stead-state maximum temperature reached 297 °C, the maximum heating rate reached 5°Cs−1 tested by an infrared camera, the maximum power density reached 11.11 kW m−2. The respond time from room temperature 25 °C–200 °C was only 40 s tested by infrared thermal image. Even under high twisting/bending state or continuous stepwise voltage changes, the graphene-coated carbon fiber/PDMS mats retained stable electrical heating performance in aspects of temperature responsiveness and steady-state maximum temperature. KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2019-04-09 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by_nc_nd https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/56664/1/Flexible%20graphene%20coated%20carbon%20fiber.pdf Zhang, XuFeng, Li, Dihui, Liu, Kejian, Tong, Jianfeng and Yi, XiaoSu (2019) Flexible graphene-coated carbon fiber veil/polydimethylsiloxane mats as electrothermal materials with rapid responsiveness. International Journal of Lightweight Materials and Manufacture . ISSN 2588-8404 Graphene; Carbon fiber veil; Polydimethylsiloxane; Electrothermal mat; Flexibility; Lightweight http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlmm.2019.04.002 doi:10.1016/j.ijlmm.2019.04.002 doi:10.1016/j.ijlmm.2019.04.002
spellingShingle Graphene; Carbon fiber veil; Polydimethylsiloxane; Electrothermal mat; Flexibility; Lightweight
Zhang, XuFeng
Li, Dihui
Liu, Kejian
Tong, Jianfeng
Yi, XiaoSu
Flexible graphene-coated carbon fiber veil/polydimethylsiloxane mats as electrothermal materials with rapid responsiveness
title Flexible graphene-coated carbon fiber veil/polydimethylsiloxane mats as electrothermal materials with rapid responsiveness
title_full Flexible graphene-coated carbon fiber veil/polydimethylsiloxane mats as electrothermal materials with rapid responsiveness
title_fullStr Flexible graphene-coated carbon fiber veil/polydimethylsiloxane mats as electrothermal materials with rapid responsiveness
title_full_unstemmed Flexible graphene-coated carbon fiber veil/polydimethylsiloxane mats as electrothermal materials with rapid responsiveness
title_short Flexible graphene-coated carbon fiber veil/polydimethylsiloxane mats as electrothermal materials with rapid responsiveness
title_sort flexible graphene-coated carbon fiber veil/polydimethylsiloxane mats as electrothermal materials with rapid responsiveness
topic Graphene; Carbon fiber veil; Polydimethylsiloxane; Electrothermal mat; Flexibility; Lightweight
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