journal article·2015-04-28

Self-Sensing, Ultralight, and Conductive 3D Graphene/Iron Oxide Aerogel Elastomer Deformable in a Magnetic Field

Xiang Xu, Hui Li, Qiangqiang Zhang, Han Hu, Zongbin Zhao, Jihao Li, Jingye Li, Yu Qiao, Yury Gogotsi

ACS Nano· Volume 9· Issue 4
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Abstract

Three-dimensional (3D) graphene aerogels (GA) show promise for applications in supercapacitors, electrode materials, gas sensors, and oil absorption due to their high porosity, mechanical strength, and electrical conductivity. However, the control, actuation, and response properties of graphene aerogels have not been well studied. In this paper, we synthesized 3D graphene aerogels decorated with Fe3O4 nanoparticles (Fe3O4/GA) by self-assembly of graphene with simultaneous decoration by Fe3O4 nanoparticles using a modified hydrothermal reduction process. The aerogels exhibit up to 52% reversible magnetic field-induced strain and strain-dependent electrical resistance that can be used to monitor the degree of compression/stretching of the material. The density of Fe3O4/GA is only about 5.8 mg cm(-3), making it an ultralight magnetic elastomer with potential applications in self-sensing soft actuators, microsensors, microswitches, and environmental remediation.
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OpenAlex topics: Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication · Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials · Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications

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Affiliations

Liaoning Key Lab for Energy Materials and Chemical Engineering, State Key Lab of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, People’s Republic of China

TMSR Research Center and CAS Key Lab of Nuclear Radiation and Nuclear Energy Technology, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201800, People’s Republic of China

Department of Structural Engineering, University of California−San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States

Department of Materials Science and Engineering and A.J. Drexel Nanotechnology Institute, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States

Funding

Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China · Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China

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