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3D Printable Graphene Composite

2015; Nature Portfolio; Volume: 5; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1038/srep11181

2045-2322

Xiaojun Wei, Dong Li, Wei Jiang, Zheming Gu, Xiaojuan Wang, Zengxing Zhang, Zhengzong Sun,

Laser-Ablation Synthesis of Nanoparticles

Abstract In human being’s history, both the Iron Age and Silicon Age thrived after a matured massive processing technology was developed. Graphene is the most recent superior material which could potentially initialize another new material Age. However, while being exploited to its full extent, conventional processing methods fail to provide a link to today’s personalization tide. New technology should be ushered in. Three-dimensional (3D) printing fills the missing linkage between graphene materials and the digital mainstream. Their alliance could generate additional stream to push the graphene revolution into a new phase. Here we demonstrate for the first time, a graphene composite, with a graphene loading up to 5.6 wt%, can be 3D printable into computer-designed models. The composite’s linear thermal coefficient is below 75 ppm·°C −1 from room temperature to its glass transition temperature ( T g ), which is crucial to build minute thermal stress during the printing process.