| Abstract: | A novel mesoporous SiO2‐graphene nanohybrid was successfully synthesized by a 1‐pot hydrothermal synthesis method using tetraethylortho silicate and graphene oxide as initial materials to improve the dispersion of graphene in epoxy matrix. Subsequently, the SiO2‐graphene nanohybrids were added into epoxy resin to investigate their fire behaviors. It was found that the incorporation of the as‐prepared SiO2‐graphene nanohybrids into epoxy resin obviously increased the flame retardancy, compared with those of neat epoxy. This attractive feature of SiO2‐graphene epoxy nanocomposites was attributed to the barrier effect as well as the labyrinth effect contributed by SiO2‐graphene in EP resin. |
