Synergistic effect on the mechanical behaviors of ternary graphene oxide-zirconium diboride-poly(vinyl alcohol) papers

Abstract Through design hierarchical architectures and interlayer interaction, multifunctional macroscopic graphene oxide papers tend to attain outstanding mechanical properties. Three dimensional architectures functionalized graphene oxide papers are self-assembled with zirconium diboride particles and poly(vinyl alcohol, PVA) using vacuum assisted filtration method. Firstly, ternary graphene oxide micro-scale structures are achieved by the addition of zirconium diboride particles. Then, PVA is introduced to enhance the interface interaction between graphene oxide nanosheets and zirconium diboride particles. The results show significant enhancements in fracture strength (~ 200%) and tensile modulus (20–100%) are attained through synergistic effect of ternary graphene oxide structures and interlayer interaction between PVA, graphene oxide and zirconium diboride particles.

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