The fabrication, properties, and uses of graphene/polymer composites

摘要

Graphene is a potential nanofiller that can dramatically improve the properties of polymer-based composites at a very low loading. This article reviews the state-of-the-art progress in the fabrication, properties, and uses of polymer composites with different kinds of graphene fillers. The results so far reported in the literature indicate that graphene/polymer composites are promising multifunctional materials with significantly improved tensile strength and elastic modulus, electrical and thermal conductivity, etc. Despite some challenges and the fact that carbon naotube/polymer composites are sometimes better in some particular performance, graphene/polymer composites may have wide potential applications due to their outstanding properties and the availability of graphene in a large quantity at low cost. Review: The recent development in the fabrication, properties, applications and fundamental challenges of graphene/polymer composites is reviewed. Graphene/polymer composites are promising multifunctional materials with significantly improved mechanical, electrical, and thermal properties and may have wide potential applications.