Spin self-assembly of highly ordered multilayers of graphene-oxide sheets for improving oxygen barrier performance of polyolefin films

  • Kwang Hoon Lee
  • , Joohyung Hong
  • , Soon Jong Kwak
  • , Min Park
  • , Jeong Gon Son*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Polypropylene films with ultra-high oxygen barrier properties have been created using a combination of two-dimensional graphene oxide sheets and spin self-assembly for the highly ordered layer-by-layer structure. Highly transparent and extremely flat barrier films, with a thickness of several tens of nanometers and significantly reduced oxygen permeability, were easily assembled, layer by layer, using negatively charged graphene oxide monolayers and positively charged poly(allylamine hydrochloride). We also investigated the effect of the structural orderliness of nanosheets on the gas-barrier properties, using different deposition methods, including spin layer-by-layer, dip layer-by-layer, and mixture spin-coating deposition. Comparing the experimental data with theoretical models, the relationship between the structural order of nanosheets and the gas-barrier performance was clearly explained.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)40-47
Number of pages8
JournalCarbon
Volume83
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015 Mar 1
Externally publishedYes

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ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry
  • General Materials Science

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