基于电泳沉积法碳纤维表面改性的研究进展及应用

近些年来,碳纤维(CF)由于具有优异的力学性能,被用作复合材料的增强体。但CF表面缺少极性基团,呈现化学惰性,使CF与树脂(EP)之间的界面粘结性能较差。为了改善该问题,需要对CF表面进行改性。氧化石墨烯(GO)和碳纳米管(CNT)具有大的比表面积,且表面含有大量的极性基团,将二者引入CF表面,可以有效改善CF与EP之间的界面问题。利用电泳沉积技术成功地制备了GO和CNT/EP复合材料,并显示出各种优异的界面性能。本文对国内外通过电泳沉积方法在CF表面沉积CNT和GO的改性以及电泳沉积GO和CNT的应用现状进行了综述和分析,并在此基础上,对电泳沉积碳纳米材料改性CF的研究趋势及前景进行展望。     

模拟研究石墨烯/生物基尼龙复合材料的界面热阻

生物基尼龙(PA56)源于天然产物,具有优良的环保性能和广阔应用前景,有望替代传统的石油基尼龙材料.为了开发基于PA56的导热材料,利用分子动力学模拟研究方法探索了石墨烯/PA56复合材料界面热阻的影响因素.首先,利用实验测试商用PA56样品的玻璃化转变温度(Tg)和导热系数(Tc),验证了PA56模型的模拟参数.接着,通过设计和比较不同表面改性状态对石墨烯/PA56复合材料的界面热阻的影响规律,最后,为了降低界面改性的难度,设计了一种新型的二嵌段共聚物作为石墨烯/PA56复合体系的界面改性剂,研究了界面改性剂的结构对界面热阻的影响规律.研究结果对于实验研究制备生物基尼龙导热复合材料具有重要的参考价值.     

Effect of carbon cathode morphology on the electrode/electrolyte interface structure

The study has focused on identifying possible factors that determine differences in electrocatalytic activity between carbon cathodes with different morphologies in Li–air batteries. The structure of the aprotic solvent dimethyl sulfoxide at carbon surfaces, such as nanotube, graphene plane, and single- and multilayer graphene edges, has been investigated using molecular dynamics simulation. It has been found that the solvent has a layered structure near the graphene plane, the graphene edge, and the nanotube. Moreover, the sharpness of the solvent layers decreases with the increasing surface curvature. The interface structure at the edge of the multilayer graphene has a qualitatively different, chessboard structure. It has been assumed that the observed differences in the interfacial solvent structure can influence the concentration distribution of the Li⁺ and O₂ reactants and in their adsorption rates, thereby affecting the kinetics of the oxygen reduction reaction.     

Thiophene adsorption and activation on MoP(001), gamma-Mo2N(100), and Ni2P(001): density functional theory studies

The adsorption and dissociation of thiophene on the MoP(001), gamma-Mo(2)N(100), and Ni(2)P(001) surfaces have been computed by using the density functional theory method. It is found that thiophene adsorbs dissociatively on MoP(001), while nondissociatively on gamma-Mo(2)N(100) and Ni(2)P(001). On MoP(001), the dissociation of the C-S bonds is favored both thermodynamically and kinetically, while the break of the first C-S bond on gamma-Mo(2)N(100) has an energy barrier of 1.58 eV and is endothermic by 0.73 eV. On Ni(2)P(001) there are Ni(3)P(2)- and Ni(3)P-terminated surfaces. On the Ni(3)P(2)-terminated surface, the dissociation of the C-S bonds of adsorbed thiophene is endothermic, while it is exothermic on the Ni(3)P-terminated surface.     

Molecular dynamics simulations of carbon nanotube/silicon interfacial thermal conductance

Using molecular dynamics simulations with Tersoff reactive many-body potential for Si-Si, Si-C, and C-C interactions, we have calculated the thermal conductance at the interfaces between carbon nanotube (CNT) and silicon at different applied pressures. The interfaces are formed by axially compressing and indenting capped or uncapped CNTs against 2 x 1 reconstructed Si surfaces. The results show an increase in the interfacial thermal conductance with applied pressure for interfaces with both capped and uncapped CNTs. At low applied pressure, the thermal conductance at interface with uncapped CNTs is found to be much higher than that at interface with capped CNTs. Our results demonstrate that the contact area or the number of bonds formed between the CNT and Si substrate is key to the interfacial thermal conductance, which can be increased by either applying pressure or by opening the CNT caps that usually form in the synthesis process. The temperature and size dependences of interfacial thermal conductance are also simulated. These findings have important technological implications for the application of vertically aligned CNTs as thermal interface materials.     

Simplifying the evaluation of graphene modified electrode performance using rotating disk electrode voltammetry

Graphene modified electrodes have been fabricated by electrodeposition from an aqueous graphene oxide solution onto conducting Pt, Au, glassy carbon, and indium tin dioxide substrates. Detailed investigations of the electrochemistry of the [Ru(NH(3))(6)](3+/2+) and [Fe(CN)(6)](3-/4-) and hydroquinone and uric acid oxidation processes have been undertaken at glassy carbon and graphene modified glassy carbon electrodes using transient cyclic voltammetry at a stationary electrode and near steady-state voltammetry at a rotating disk electrode. Comparisons of the data with simulation suggest that the transient voltammetric characteristics at graphene modified electrodes contain a significant contribution from thin layer and surface confined processes. Consequently, interpretations based solely on mass transport by semi-infinite linear diffusion may result in incorrect conclusions on the activity of the graphene modified electrode. In contrast, steady-state voltammetry at a rotating disk electrode affords a much simpler method for the evaluation of the performance of graphene modified electrode since the relative importance of the thin layer and surface confined processes are substantially diminished and mass transport is dominated by convection. Application of the rotated electrode approach with carbon nanotube modified electrodes also should lead to simplification of data analysis in this environment.     

Modulation of the electronic structure of semiconducting nanotubes resulting from different metal contacts

Examined in this paper is the role of the metal electrode influencing the structure and electronic properties of semiconducting carbon nanotubes near the interface at low bias. Specifically, we present quantum-chemical calculations of finite sections of a (8,0) semiconducting single wall nanotube contacted with gold and palladium clusters. The calculations at the density functional level of theory, which included full geometry optimizations, indicate the formation of bonds between the metal atoms of the electrode and the carbon atoms of the nanotube. The local work function of the metal electrode can be expected to exhibit significant variations as a result of this bond formation. Compared to the gold-contacted nanotubes, the palladium-contacted nanotubes have a small but interesting increase in both length and diameter. The highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) of the gold-contacted nanotube are shown localized at the edges. In contrast, the HOMO and LUMO of the palladium-contacted nanotube are extended over the entire nanotube and the metal cluster contacted to it, providing thereby a better conduction path in the contact region of the electrode and the nanotube. The involvement of the highly directional d orbitals in the interactions involving the palladium cluster leads to an enhanced pi electron density in the nanotube. This enhanced pi electron density is synonymous with an improved electron transmission.     

参杂缺陷石墨烯的高分子复合材料导热特性分子动力学模拟

Polymers are widely used advanced materials composed of macromolecular chains, which can be found in materials used in our daily life. Polymer materials have been employed in many energy and electronic applications such as energy harvesting devices, energy storage devices, light emitting and sensing devices, and flexible energy and electronic devices. The microscopic morphologies and electrical properties of the polymer materials can be tuned by molecular engineering, which could improve the device performances in terms of both the energy conversion efficiency and stability. Traditional polymers are usually considered to be thermal insulators owing to their amorphous molecular chains. Graphene-based polymeric materials have garnered significant attention due to the excellent thermal conductivity of graphene. Advanced polymeric composites with high thermal conductivity exhibit great potential in many applications. Therefore, research on the thermal transport behaviors in graphene-based nanocomposites becomes critical. Vacancy defects in graphene are commonly observed during its fabrication. In this work, the effects of vacancy defects in graphene on thermal transport properties of the graphene-polyethylene nanocomposite are comprehensively investigated using molecular dynamics (MD) simulation. Based on the non-equilibrium molecular dynamics (NEMD) method, the interfacial thermal conductance and the overall thermal conductance of the nanocomposite are taken into consideration simultaneously. It is found that vacancy defects in graphene facilitate the interfacial thermal conductance between graphene and polyethylene. By removing various proportions of carbon atoms in pristine graphene, the density of vacancy defects varies from 0% to 20% and the interfacial thermal conductance increases from 75.6 MW·m⁻²·K⁻¹ to 85.9 MW·m⁻²·K⁻¹. The distinct enhancement in the interfacial thermal transport is attributed to the enhanced thermal coupling between graphene and polyethylene. A higher number of broken sp² bonds in the defective graphene lead to a decrease in the structure rigidity with more low-frequency (< 15 THz) phonons. The improved overlap of vibrational density states between graphene and polyethylene at a low frequency results in better interfacial thermal conductance. Moreover, the increase in the interfacial thermal conductance induced by vacancy defects have a significant effect on the overall thermal conductance (from 40.8 MW·m⁻²·K⁻¹ to 45.6 MW·m⁻²·K⁻¹). In addition, when filled with the graphene layer, the local density of polyethylene increases on both sides of the graphene. The concentrated layers provide more aligned molecular arrangement, which result in better thermal conductance in polyethylene. Further, the higher local density of the polymer near the interface provides more atoms for interaction with the graphene, which leads to stronger effective interactions. The relative concentration is insensitive to the density of vacancy defects. The reported results on the thermal transport behavior of graphene-polyethylene composites provide reasonable guidance for using graphene as fillers to tune the thermal conduction of polymeric composites.     

Nitrogen-doped carbon nanotube-encapsulated nickel nanoparticles assembled on graphene for efficient CO_2 electroreduction

Exploring 3 D hybrid nanocarbons encapsulated with metal nanoparticles(NPs) are recently considered as emerging catalysts for boosting CO_2 electroreduction reaction(CRR) under practical and economic limits.Herein,we report a one-step pyrolysis strategy for fabricating N-doped carbon nanotube(CNT)-encapsulated Ni NPs assembled on the surface of graphene(N/NiNPs@CNT/G) to efficiently convert CO_2 into CO.In such 3 D hybrid,the particle size of Ni NPs that coated by five graphitic carbon layers is less than 100 nm,and the amount of N dopants introduced into graphene with countable CNTs is determined to 7.27 at%.Thanks to unique CNT-encapsulated Ni NPs structure and N dopants,the achieved N/NiNPs@CNT/G hybrid displays an exceptional CRR activity with a high Faradaic efficiency of 97.7% and large CO partial current density of 7.9 mA/cm~2 at-0.7 V,which outperforms those reported metallic NPs loaded carbon based CRR electrocatalysts.Further,a low Tafel slope of 134 mV/dec,a turnover frequency of 387.3 CO/h at-0.9 V,and tiny performance losses during long-term CRR operation are observed on N/NiNPs@CNT/G.Experimental observations illustrate that the Ni NPs encapsulated by carbon layers along with N dopants are of great importance in the conversion of CO_2 into CO with high current density.     

Graphene nucleation on transition metal surface: structure transformation and role of the metal step edge

The nucleation of graphene on a transition metal surface, either on a terrace or near a step edge, is systematically explored using density functional theory calculations and applying the two-dimensional (2D) crystal nucleation theory. Careful optimization of the supported carbon clusters, C(N) (with size N ranging from 1 to 24), on the Ni(111) surface indicates a ground state structure transformation from a one-dimensional C chain to a 2D sp(2) C network at N ≈ 10-12. Furthermore, the crucial parameters controlling graphene growth on the metal surface, nucleation barrier, nucleus size, and nucleation rate on a terrace or near a step edge are calculated. In agreement with numerous experimental observations, our analysis shows that graphene nucleation near a metal step edge is superior to that on a terrace. On the basis of our analysis, we propose the use of graphene seeds to synthesize high-quality graphene in large area.     

Towards understanding the effects of carbon and nitrogen-doped carbon coating on the electrochemical performance of Li4Ti5O12 in lithium ion batteries: a combined experimental and theoretical study

We investigate the effects of carbon coating, with and without nitrogen-dopants, on the electrochemical performance of a promising anode material Li(4)Ti(5)O(12) (LTO) in lithium ion battery applications. The comparative experimental results show that LTO samples coated with nitrogen-doped carbon derived from pyridine and an ionic liquid exhibit significant improvements in rate capability and cycling performance compared with a LTO sample coated by carbon derived from toluene and the pristine LTO sample. For the first time, we construct an atomistic model for the interface between the lithium transition metal oxide and carbon coating layers. Our first-principles calculations based on density functional theory reveal that at this interface there is strong binding between the graphene coating layer and the Ti-terminated LTO surface, which significantly reduces the chemical activity of LTO surfaces and stabilizes the electrode/electrolyte interface, providing a clue to solve the swelling problem for LTO-based batteries. More importantly, electron transfer from the LTO surface to graphene greatly improves the electric conductivity of the interface. Nitrogen-dopants in graphene coatings further increase the interfacial stability and electric conductivity, which is beneficial to the electrochemical performance in energy storage applications.     

Theoretical analysis of interface energy for unrelaxed Ag(001)/Ni(001) twist interface boundaries with MAEAM

Interfacial energies for unrelaxed Ag(001)/Ni(001) twist interface boundaries with near‐coincidence site lattices have been calculated using the modified analytical embedded atom method (MAEAM). The results show that the interfacial energies are strongly dependent on the azimuthal misorientation θ. The first six lowest interfacial energies correspond to θ = 10.3, 15.26, 6.34, 37.88, 26.57 and 12.34°, which correspond to the coincidence interface boundaries of Σ = 25/20, 13/10, 41/32, 13/10, 5/4 and 37/29, respectively. Considering only the interfacial energy, we can predict that these interface boundaries are successively preferable for epitaxial growth of silver film on (001)‐oriented nickel substrate. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Enhancement of hydrogen physisorption on graphene and carbon nanotubes by Li doping

Density-functional calculations of the adsorption of molecular hydrogen on a planar graphene layer and on the external surface of a (4,4) carbon nanotube, undoped and doped with lithium, have been carried out. Hydrogen molecules are physisorbed on pure graphene and on the nanotube with binding energies about 80-90 meV/molecule. However, the binding energies increase to 160-180 meV/molecule for many adsorption configurations of the molecule near a Li atom in the doped systems. A charge-density analysis shows that the origin of the increase in binding energy is the electronic charge transfer from the Li atom to graphene and the nanotube. The results support and explain qualitatively the enhancement of the hydrogen storage capacity observed in some experiments of hydrogen adsorption on carbon nanotubes doped with alkali atoms.     

Strength and toughness of carbon fibers reinforced rigid polyurethane composites by adsorbing tannic acid and refining Ni grains on carbon fibers surface

In this article, short carbon fibers (CFs) reinforced rigid polyurethane (RPU) composites were prepared with the aim of improving both strength and toughness. A tannic acid (TA)‐nickel (Ni) composite coating was spontaneously co‐deposited onto CFs surface by a one‐step electrodeposition method to strengthen the interface bonding of the composites. The satisfactory mechanical properties of the composites were mainly attributed to the superior interfacial adhesion. On the one hand, TA could play a role in refining Ni grain during electrodeposition. On the other hand, the hydroxyl groups attached to composite coating, which were introduced by TA, could react with the RPU matrix to form chemical bonds. When the composites were under stress, the chemical bonds could effectively transfer the stress from matrix to the interface, while the refined Ni crystals could greatly increase the stress transfer path, and thus improve the strength and toughness of the material. Compared with pure RPU, the tensile strength, bending strength,interlaminar shear strength, and impact strength of TA‐Ni‐coated CFs/RPU composites were improved by 14.8%, 83.1%, 28.7%, and 121.4%, respectively.     

Ground- and excited-state reactivity of iron porphyrinogens

The iron(II) porphyrinogen dication, [LDeltaDeltaFeII]2+, is a multielectron oxidant featuring the metal center in its reduced state and the ligand as the redox reservoir. Oxidations break the ligand's redox-active C-C bonds. Extremely short-lived excited states are consistent with extensive structural reorganization that accompanies charge-transfer excitation of the porphyrinogen.     

Carbon chains and the (5,5) single-walled nanotube: structure and energetics versus length

Reliable thermochemistry is computed for infinite stretches of pure-carbon materials including acetylenic and cumulenic carbon chains, graphene sheet, and single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) by connection to the properties of finite size molecules that grow into the infinitely long systems. Using ab initio G3 theory, the infinite cumulenic chain (:C[double bond]C[double bond]C[double bond]C:) is found to be 1.9+/-0.4 kcal/mol per carbon less stable in free energy at room temperature than the acetylenic chain (.C[triple bond]C-C[triple bond]C.) which is 24.0 kcal/mol less stable than graphite. The difference between carbon-carbon triple, double, and single bond lengths (1.257, 1.279, and 1.333 A, respectively) in infinite chains is evident but much less than with small hydrocarbon molecules. These results are used to evaluate the efficacy of similar calculations with the less rigorous PM3 semiempirical method on the (5,5) SWCNT, which is too large to be studied with high-level ab initio methods. The equilibrium electronic energy change for C(g)-->C[infinite (5,5) SWCNT] is -166.7 kcal/mol, while the corresponding free energy change at room temperature is -153.3 kcal/mol (6.7 kcal/mol less stable than graphite). A threefold alternation (6.866, 6.866, and 6.823 A) in the ring diameter of the equilibrium structure of infinitely long (5,5) SWCNT is apparent, although the stability of this structure over the constant diameter structure is small compared to the zero point energy of the nanotube. In general, different (n,m) SWCNTs have different infinite tube energetics, as well as very different energetic trends that vary significantly with length, diameter, and capping.     

Ab initio calculation of the adhesion and ideal shear strength of planar diamond interfaces with different atomic structure and hydrogen coverage

We propose a method to calculate the ideal shear strength τ of two surfaces in contact by ab initio calculations. This quantity and the work of adhesion γ are the interfacial parameters usually derived from tip-based friction force measurements. We consider diamond interfaces and quantitatively evaluate the effects of surface orientation and passivation. We find that in the case of fully passivated interfaces, γ is not affected by the orientation and the alignment of the surfaces in contact. On the contrary, τ does show a dependence on the atomic-scale roughness of the interface. The surface termination has a major impact on the tribological properties of diamond. The presence of dangling bonds, even at concentrations low enough to prevent the formation of interfacial C-C bonds, causes an increase in the resistance to sliding by 2 orders of magnitude with respect to the fully hydrogenated case. We discuss our findings in relation to experimental observations.     

Probing the neutral graphene-ionic liquid interface: insights from molecular dynamics simulations

We study basic mechanisms of the interfacial layer formation at the neutral graphite monolayer (graphene)-ionic liquid (1,3-dimethylimidazolium chloride, [dmim][Cl]) interface by fully atomistic molecular dynamics simulations. We probe the interface area by a spherical probe varying the charge (-1e, 0, +1e) as well as the size of the probe (diameter 0.50 nm and 0.38 nm). The molecular modelling results suggest that: there is a significant enrichment of ionic liquid cations at the surface. This cationic layer attracts Cl(-) anions that leads to the formation of several distinct ionic liquid layers at the surface. There is strong asymmetry in cationic/anionic probe interactions with the graphene wall due to the preferential adsorption of the ionic liquid cations at the graphene surface. The high density of ionic liquid cations at the interface adds an additional high energy barrier for the cationic probe to come to the wall compared to the anionic probe. Qualitatively the results from probes with diameter 0.50 nm and 0.38 nm are similar although the smaller probe can approach closer to the wall. We discuss the simulation results in light of available experimental data on the interfacial structure in ionic liquids.     

Improved thermo-oxidative stability of three-dimensional and four-directional braided carbon fiber/epoxy hierarchical composites using graphene-reinforced gradient interface layer

In order to improve the thermo-oxidative stability of three-dimensional and four-directional braided carbon fiber/epoxy composites, we introduced a gradient interphase reinforced by graphene nanoplatelets (GN) between the carbon fiber and the matrix, with a liquid phase deposition strategy. Both the interlaminar shear strength and the flexural strength of the composites were improved after thermo-oxidative aging at 140 °C for various durations (up to 1200 h). The interfacial reinforcing mechanisms are explored by analyzing the structure of the interfacial phase, thermal conductivity, weight loss, surface topography, fiber/matrix interfacial morphology and thermomechanical properties of the composites. Results indicate that the GN-reinforced gradient interphase provides an effective shield against interface oxidation, assists in thermal stress transfer, and restricts the movement of the different phases of materials at the composite interface.     

Ni2P/SiO2 和Ni/SiO2 催化剂甘油氢解反应性能比较:催化剂活性及产物选择性影响因素的探讨（英文）

采用浸渍法及程序升温还原法制备了Ni2P/SiO2和Ni/SiO2催化剂,利用N2吸附-脱附、X射线衍射、X射线荧光、CO化学吸附、氢气程序升温脱附及氨气程序升温脱附等手段对催化剂进行了表征并用于甘油氢解反应.结果表明,Ni2P/SiO2和Ni/SiO2具有相近的表面Ni密度,但前者表面酸中心和表面氢物种(包括吸附氢和溢流氢)密度明显更高,且在甘油氢解反应中的活性也更高,这与其酸性中心与金属中心之间的协同作用有关.Ni2P/SiO2催化剂上主要产物为1,2-丙二醇及1-丙醇,而Ni/SiO2催化剂上主要产物为1,2-丙二醇、乙二醇和乙醇.提高反应温度和H2压力不能促进Ni2P/SiO2上乙醇和乙二醇的生成,但促进了1,2-丙二醇进一步氢解转化为1-丙醇.由此可见,Ni2P/SiO2具有较强的C-O键断裂活性及较弱的C-C键断裂活性,这可能分别与其较多酸性中心和电子及几何结构性质密切相关.