Functionalization of graphene oxide with polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) for multifunctional applications

Yuhua Xue; Yong Liu; Fan Lu; Jia Qu; Hao Chen; Liming Dai

doi:10.1021/jz3005877

Functionalization of graphene oxide with polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) for multifunctional applications

Yuhua Xue, Yong Liu, Fan Lu, Jia Qu, Hao Chen^*, Liming Dai

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Abstract

Through the amide formation between amine-functionalized polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) and oxygen-containing groups (e.g., epoxy and carboxyl groups) in graphene oxide (GO), we have synthesized POSS-functionalized graphene nanosheets (POSS-graphene), which are highly soluble in various organic solvents attractive for multifunctional applications. Thin films from solution casting of the resultant POSS-graphene were found to show superhydrophobic properties with a water/air contact angle of ∼157°, while the superhydrophobic POSS-graphene powder could be used to construct liquid marbles. In addition, the POSS-graphene hybrids were also used as novel nanofillers to increase the glass transition temperature (T _g) and decompose temperature (T _d) for polymers.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1607-1612
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
Volume	3
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/jz3005877
Publication status	Published - 21 Jun 2012

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