Realising biaxial reinforcement <i>via</i> orientation-induced anisotropic swelling in graphene-based elastomers
Mufeng Liu, Ian A. Kinloch, Robert J. Young, Dimitrios G. Papageorgiou
Abstract
per % strain, enabling the calculation of the effective biaxial Young's modulus of the GNPs in the nanocomposites (∼2 GPa). The determination of the biaxial modulus of GNPs contributed to the evaluation of their Poisson's ratio (∼0.34), which is very important but highly impractical to be measured directly on a nanoscale-sized specimen.
Topics & Concepts
GrapheneMaterials scienceSwellingElastomerAnisotropyNanocompositeComposite materialReinforcementPolymer nanocompositeNanotechnologyPhysicsQuantum mechanicsGraphene research and applicationsDielectric materials and actuatorsGraphene and Nanomaterials Applications