title: Ultrarobust Transparent Cellulose Nanocrystal-Graphene Membranes with High Electrical Conductivity.
abstract: Ultra-robust nanomembranes possessing high mechanical strength combined with excellent stiffness and toughness rarely achieved in nanocomposite materials are presented. These are fabricated by alternately depositing 1D cellulose nanocrystals and 2D graphene oxide nanosheets by using a spin assisted layer-by-layer assembly technique. Such a unique combination of 1D and 2D reinforcing nanostructures results in layered nanomaterials.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China.|School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332-0245, USA.
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Xiong
authors.affiliation: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332-0245, USA.
authors.forename: Kesong
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.affiliation: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332-0245, USA.
authors.forename: Anise M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Grant
authors.affiliation: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332-0245, USA.
authors.forename: Ruilong
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.affiliation: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332-0245, USA.
authors.forename: Weinan
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China.
authors.forename: Canhui
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China.
authors.forename: Xinxing
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332-0245, USA.
authors.forename: Vladimir V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Tsukruk
keywords: cellulose nanocrystals; conductive nanocomposites; flexible membranes; graphene oxide; mechanical properties