Synthesis and characterizations of graphene-copper nanocomposites and their antifriction application

Xueshan Li; Yibo Zhao; Wei Wua; Jianfeng Chen; Guangwen Chu; Haikui Zou

Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.20, No.4, 2043-2049, July, 2014

DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2013.09.029 Export Citation

Synthesis and characterizations of graphene-copper nanocomposites and their antifriction application

Xueshan Li¹, Yibo Zhao¹, Wei Wua^{1, †}, Jianfeng Chen^{1, 2}, Guangwen Chu^{1, †}, and Haikui Zou²

¹State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
²Research Center of the Ministry of Education for High Gravity Engineering and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China

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In this work, a facile one-pot reduction method was used to prepare graphene-copper nanocomposites using graphite oxide and copper sulfate. The nanocomposites were characterized by transmission electron microscope, X-ray diffraction, Raman spectrum, thermal gravimetric analysis, UV-vis analysis and Fourier transform infrared spectrum. It was found that the as-synthesized graphene sheets have few layers and less defects with oxygen functional group on it. The copper nanoparticles with an average diameter of 20 nm were uniformly deposited on the graphene sheets. The aggregation of the copper nanoparticles was effectively prevented. The nanocomposites can evenly disperse in base oil. The antifriction performance of the base oil added with GNS-Cu was firstly investigated. It was found that the GNS-Cu nanocomposites as additive in proper ratio showed better antifriction properties with an improvement of the load-carrying capacity by 50%.

Keywords:Copper;Graphene;Nanocomposites;Antifriction

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