title: Ultrastrong fibers assembled from giant graphene oxide sheets.
abstract: Continuous, ultrastrong graphene fibers are achieved by wet-spinning of giant graphene oxide liquid crystals, followed by wet-drawing and ion-cross-linking. The giant size and regular alignment of graphene sheets render the fibers with high mechanical strength and good conductivity. Such graphene fibers promise wide applications in functional textiles, flexible and wearable sensors, and supercapacitor devices.
authors.affiliation: MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, 38 Zheda Road, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Zhen
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Haiyan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Xiaoli
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Chao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gao
mesh_terms: D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D000077482:Carbon Fiber; D006108:Graphite / Q000737:chemistry*; D008422:Materials Testing; D010087:Oxides / Q000737:chemistry*; D010316:Particle Size; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D000077482:Carbon Fiber; D010087:Oxides; D002244:Carbon; D006108:Graphite