Graphene-based water born latex polymer coatings are of great interest due to their environmental benefits and electrical conductivity. Fabrication of polymer/graphene nanocomposites with a high degree of dispersion of graphene in the polymer matrix remains a major challenge. Herein, we have developed a facile and industrially scalable method to synthesize colloidally stable polymer nanoparticles decorated with graphene oxide (GO) sheets via miniemulsion polymerization, which in turn enables the preparation of electrically conductive films using a simple dropcasting method at ambient temperature. This approach alleviates any need for high temperature or high pressure methods such as compression moulding. The resulting nanocomposite films exhibited high electrical conductivity with a wide range of potential applications as conductive coatings.

Electrically conductive polymer/rGO nanocomposite films at ambient temperature via miniemulsion polymerization using GO as surfactant

2019 Fall National Meeting

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