Issue 4, 2018

Functional liquid structures by emulsification of graphene and other two-dimensional nanomaterials

Abstract

Pickering emulsions stabilised with nanomaterials provide routes to a range of functional macroscopic assemblies. We demonstrate the formation and properties of water-in-oil emulsions prepared through liquid-phase exfoliation of graphene. Due to the functional nature of the stabiliser, the emulsions exhibit conductivity due to inter-particle tunnelling. We demonstrate a strain sensing application with a large gauge factor of ∼40; the highest reported in a liquid. Our methodology can be applied to other two-dimensional layered materials opening up applications such as energy storage materials, and flexible and printable electronics.

Graphical abstract: Functional liquid structures by emulsification of graphene and other two-dimensional nanomaterials

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
28 7 2017
Accepted
04 10 2017
First published
09 1 2018

Nanoscale, 2018,10, 1582-1586

Functional liquid structures by emulsification of graphene and other two-dimensional nanomaterials

M. J. Large, S. P. Ogilvie, M. Meloni, A. Amorim Graf, G. Fratta, J. Salvage, A. A. K. King and A. B. Dalton, Nanoscale, 2018, 10, 1582 DOI: 10.1039/C7NR05568D

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