title: Liquid crystalline and shear-induced properties of an aqueous solution of graphene oxide sheets.
abstract: We demonstrated here the lyotropic liquid crystalline behavior of an aqueous solution of graphene oxide (GO) sheets. Scanning electron microscope experiments revealed GO sheets self-assembled into fiber-like or sheet-like structures at different concentrations under flow conditions. As a result, the solution viscosity decreased dramatically with increasing shear stress.
authors.affiliation: Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, PR China.
authors.forename: Xiaoming
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Chengxin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Liangliang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ji
authors.forename: Yaowen
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yingfeng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tu