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A liquid-air self-assembly strategy is proposed to uniformly hybridize hydrophobic graphene with amphiphilic polymer, like PVA (poly(vinyl alcohol)), in a thin membrane, where the polymer imparts aqueous-dispersion and membrane-forming abilities to the encapsulated graphene. The microstructure, transmittance and wettability of the GNS/PVA hybrid membranes are finely tunable by changing the GNS fraction. Due to strong interaction between GNSs and PVA, the GNS-incorporated hybrid membrane formed at liquid-air interface shows improved thermal stability and highly enhanced mechanical performance as compared to GNS-free PVA membrane. Also, well-distributed GNS in the transparent polymer carrier make the hybrid membrane an ideal saturable absorber in ultrafast laser systems.
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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY
ISSN: 0959-9428
Year: 2012
Issue: 33
Volume: 22
Page: 17204-17209
JCR Journal Grade:1
CAS Journal Grade:1
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WoS CC Cited Count: 26
SCOPUS Cited Count: 27
ESI Highly Cited Papers on the List: 0 Unfold All
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30 Days PV: 9