Chemists have developed a new type of graphene fiber

Chemists have reported a new way to produce carbon fibers from graphene oxide.

Unlike conventional carbon fibers, the new fibers can be knotted, allowing them to be used in the production of special energy-intensive textiles, optical materials and wearable electronics. Mauricio Terrones of the University of Pennsylvania used graphene oxide to develop new fibers because it can be used more widely than conventional graphene.

The filaments of this material are made by dry spinning and can withstand a load greater than conventional carbon fiber. The elastic fibers are 300 μm in diameter and are made of oxide graphene films, about 5 μm thick. Researchers can produce composite materials from new filaments, by coating the film with a different composition, to increase strength or electrical conductivity, before filament formation.

Source: nauka24news.ru/