Facile one-pot exfoliation and integration of 2D layered materials by dispersion in a photocurable polymer precursor

Alberto Gallardo; Yanina Pereyra; Enrique Martínez-Campos; Carolina García; David Acitores; Isabel Casado-Losada; Marián A. Gómez-Fatou; Helmut Reinecke; Gary Ellis; Diego Acevedo; Juan Rodríguez-Hernández; Horacio J. Salavagione

doi:10.1039/C7NR03204H

Facile one-pot exfoliation and integration of 2D layered materials by dispersion in a photocurable polymer precursor†

Alberto Gallardo,

^a Yanina Pereyra,^b Enrique Martínez-Campos,

^c Carolina García,^d David Acitores,^c Isabel Casado-Losada,^c Marián A. Gómez-Fatou,

^e Helmut Reinecke,^a Gary Ellis,

^e Diego Acevedo,

^b Juan Rodríguez-Hernández

^f and Horacio J. Salavagione

*^e

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^a Polymer Functionalization Group, Department of Applied Macromolecular Chemistry, Institute of Polymer Science and Technology (ICTP-CSIC), Juan de la Cierva 3, 28006 Madrid, Spain

^b Department of Chemistry, University of Río Cuarto and CONICET, Ruta 36 km 601, Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina

^c Institute of Biofunctional Studies (IEB), Tissue Engineering Group, (UCM), Associated Unit to the Institute of Polymer Science and Technology (ICTP-CSIC), Polymer Functionalization Group, Paseo de Juan XXIII 1, 28040 Madrid, Spain

^d Service of Characterization of Polymers, Institute of Polymer Science and Technology (ICTP-CSIC), Juan de la Cierva 3, Madrid, Spain

^e Department of Polymer Physics, Elastomers and Energy Applications, Institute of Polymer Science and Technology (ICTP-CSIC), Juan de la Cierva 3, 28006 Madrid, Spain
E-mail: horacio@ictp.csic.es

^f Department of Chemistry and Properties of Polymers, Institute of Polymer Science and Technology (ICTP-CSIC), Juan de la Cierva 3, Madrid, Spain

Abstract

Efficient exfoliation of graphene and related materials (GRM) and fast and inexpensive integration/assembly are crucial to fulfil their full potential. A high degree of exfoliation in organic media can be achieved with high boiling point liquids that usually leave residues after drying, which is a handicap for many applications. Here, the effective exfoliation and dispersion of GRM in a vinyl monomer, which is subsequently converted to a functional polymer by photopolymerization, is reported. Nanocomposite membranes and three-dimensional objects are produced by the photo-curing process and stereolithography 3D printing, respectively.

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Facile one-pot exfoliation and integration of 2D layered materials by dispersion in a photocurable polymer precursor†

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