This　presented　research　investigated　the　physical　properties　and　accelerated　sunlight-healing　performance　of　graphite　modified　asphalt　materials.　Two　types　of　graphite　materials,　flake　graphite　and　exfoliated　graphite　nanoplatelets　(xGNP),　were　added　to　asphalt　with　different　contents　by　weight.　Asphalt　binder　tests　were　conducted　to　evaluate　the　performance　of　modified　asphalt,　including　rotational　viscosity,　light　absorbance,　and　thermal　conductivity.　The　tests　results　of　graphite　modified　asphalt　showed　increased　viscosities,　decreased　activation　energies,　and　increased　light　absorbance　and　thermal　conductivity　in　comparison　to　the　control　asphalt.　Afterwards,　the　graphite　modified　asphalt　mixttire　beams　(5%　flake　graphite　and　2%　xGNP)　were　prepared　and　used　for　cyclic　fracture-light　healing　tests.　The　digital　image　correlation　(DIC)　was　utilized　to　characterize　the　displacement　changes　in　the　fracture　zone　during　the　light　healing　process.　The　DIC　results　indicated　that　the　improved　healing　performance　of　graphite　modified　asphalt　mixtures　and　decreased　healing　displacement　with　light　healing　cycles.　Finally,　the　measured　recovered　strength　after　each　cycle　was　used　to　evaluate　the　healing　performance　of　both　the　graphite　modified　and　control　samples.　The　results　of　cyclic　fracture-light　healing　tests　indicated　that　the　graphite　modified　asphalt　materials　have　significantly　improved　healing　performance　and　therefore　these　materials　have　promises　in　promoting　new　light　healing　applications.　(C)　2016　Elsevier　Ltd.　All　rights　reserved.