Ice Crystal Growth Mechanism and Structure-activity Relationships of Graphene Oxide/Poly(vinyl alcohol) Aerogels

Xiao-Tian Xi; Xing-Qi Luo; Yu Xia; Long-Fei Yi; Yi Wang; Da-Yu Song; Yong-Jiao Song; Jin-Rong Wu; Li-Juan Zhao

doi:10.1007/s10118-022-2707-3

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Ice Crystal Growth Mechanism and Structure-activity Relationships of Graphene Oxide/Poly(vinyl alcohol) Aerogels

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- Ice Crystal Growth Mechanism and Structure-activity Relationships of Graphene Oxide/Poly(vinyl alcohol) Aerogels
- Ice Crystal Growth Mechanism and Structure-activity Relationships of Graphene Oxide/Poly(vinyl alcohol) Aerogels
- Chinese Journal of Polymer Science 2022年40卷第7期页码：772-780
- Affiliations：
  
  a.College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610068, China
  b.State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, College of Polymer Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
- Author bio：
  
  lijuan_zhao@sicnu.edu.cn
- Funds：
  
  This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51873133).
- DOI：10.1007/s10118-022-2707-3
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- 收稿：2021-11-09，
  
  修回：2022-1-18，
  
  录用：2022-2-3，
  
  网络首发：2022-05-27，
  
  纸质出版：2022-07-01
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Xi, X. T.; Luo, X. Q.; Xia, Y.; Yi, L. F.; Wang, Y.; Song, D. Y.; Song, Y. J.; Wu, J. R.; Zhao, L. J. Ice crystal growth mechanism and structure-activity relationships of graphene oxide/poly(vinyl alcohol) aerogels. Chinese J. Polym. Sci. 2022, 40, 772–780

Xiao-Tian Xi, Xing-Qi Luo, Yu Xia, et al. Ice Crystal Growth Mechanism and Structure-activity Relationships of Graphene Oxide/Poly(vinyl alcohol) Aerogels[J]. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, 2022, 40(7): 772-780.
Xi, X. T.; Luo, X. Q.; Xia, Y.; Yi, L. F.; Wang, Y.; Song, D. Y.; Song, Y. J.; Wu, J. R.; Zhao, L. J. Ice crystal growth mechanism and structure-activity relationships of graphene oxide/poly(vinyl alcohol) aerogels. Chinese J. Polym. Sci. 2022, 40, 772–780 DOI： 10.1007/s10118-022-2707-3.

Xiao-Tian Xi, Xing-Qi Luo, Yu Xia, et al. Ice Crystal Growth Mechanism and Structure-activity Relationships of Graphene Oxide/Poly(vinyl alcohol) Aerogels[J]. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, 2022, 40(7): 772-780. DOI： 10.1007/s10118-022-2707-3.

摘要

By employing graphene oxide (GO) as the aerogel skeleton and utilizing polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) to regulate the ice crystal growth

we elucidate the relationships between the physicochemical properties of GO/PVA aerogel precursors

the nucleation and growth of ice crystals

and aerogel structure by using an ice-templating method.

Abstract

Aerogels are special porous materials with low thermal conductivity

light weight

high energy absorption rate and large surface area

which have been applied in many fields. However

controlling the aerogel microstructure remains an academic challenge. Herein

by employing graphene oxide (GO) as the aerogel skeleton and utilizing poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) to regulate the ice crystal growth

we elucidate the relationships between the physicochemical properties of GO/PVA aerogel precursors and the nucleation and growth of ice crystals by using an ice-templating method. We demonstrate that due to the hydrogen bond formed between PVA and water molecules

resulting in the initial crystallization temperature being reduced from −12.60 °C (GO/PVA-0.01) to −16.21 °C (GO/PVA-0.1). Meanwhile

the strong hydrogen bond between PVA and GO limits the diffusion of water molecules

thereby inhibiting the growth of ice crystals

decreasing the pore size of the GO/PVA aerogel from 9.96 nm (GO/PVA-0.01) to 7.19 nm (GO/PVA-0.3)

and thus the compressive strength of the aerogel increases from 0.045 MPa to 0.13 MPa. Overall

the finding of this study can be extended to other aerogel precursors

and exhibit important scientific value and practical significance for the preparation of aerogel materials with highly controllable structures and performances.

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