绿色微流化高纵横比少层石墨烯/PVDF复合材料的界面相互作用与导热网络构筑

Interfacial interactions and thermally conductive network construction in green microfluidized high-aspect-ratio few-layer graphene/PVDF composites

  • 摘要: 绿色规模化制备高质量石墨烯并实现其在聚合物中的高效导热转化,是二维材料热管理应用的关键。本文采用尿素-乙二醇(U-EG)混合溶剂辅助高压微流化剥离天然鳞片石墨,制备高纵横比少层石墨烯(FLG)。微流化剪切、湍流冲击与空化作用促进石墨逐级剥离,U-EG通过氢键网络、溶剂化稳定和弱电荷重分布抑制片层再堆叠。优化条件下所得FLG具有少层、高纵横比(约1.0×103)、低缺陷和低氧化特征,对应实际干基产出速率为 4.88 g·h−1。将其引入聚偏氟乙烯(PVDF)后,复合材料热导率由0.14提升至1.20 W·m−1·K−1,增幅约757%。模型分析和密度泛函理论(DFT)结果表明,导热增强源于连续FLG声子传输网络与稳定非共价界面作用的协同。本研究为绿色制备高质量石墨烯及构筑高导热聚合物复合材料提供了参考。

     

    Abstract: The green and scalable preparation of high-quality graphene and its efficient conversion into thermally conductive polymer composites remain critical challenges for two-dimensional-material-based thermal management. In this work, a urea–ethylene glycol (U-EG) mixed-solvent-assisted high-pressure microfluidization strategy was developed to exfoliate natural flake graphite into high-aspect-ratio few-layer graphene (FLG). The combined shear, turbulent impact, and cavitation effects during microfluidization promoted the progressive exfoliation of graphite, while the U-EG solvent suppressed restacking through hydrogen-bond networks, solvation stabilization, and weak interfacial charge redistribution. Under the optimized conditions, the obtained FLG exhibited few-layer characteristics, a high aspect ratio of approximately 1.0 × 103, low defect density, and a low oxidation degree, with an actual dry-basis production rate of 4.88 g·h−1. After incorporation into poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF), the thermal conductivity of the composite increased from 0.14 to 1.20 W·m−1·K−1, corresponding to an enhancement of approximately 757%. Model analysis and density functional theory calculations indicate that the enhanced thermal transport originates from the synergistic effect of a continuous FLG-based phonon transport network and stable noncovalent interfacial interactions. This study provides a reference for the green preparation of high-quality graphene and the construction of highly thermally conductive polymer composites.

     

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