Modelling Charge and Heat Transport in 2D-materials based Composites (MECHANIC)
Research Project, 2017
– 2019
Polymer-composites based on Graphene and related materials (GRM), e.g. thermoplastics and conductive flexible materials, hold promise for several European industrial areas including aerospace and automotive industries where GRM are used in coating of batteries and cables, de-icing etc.
The composites of most interest comprise structurally complex membranes of Graphene Oxide (GO) and reduced Graphene Oxide (rGO). These are disordered on multiple length scales and incorporate local structural defects, and large amounts of functional groups. To date partners in the Flagship Core consortium (CNR/WP14) and companies (AVANZARE/WP15) lack knowledge to link measurements of electrical and thermalconductivities to the complex material morphology. For this reason, we target modelling of charge and heat transport in highly disordered (realistic) GO/rGO thin films, as they appear in composites.
Participants
Andreas Isacsson (contact)
Chalmers, Physics, Condensed Matter Theory
Paul Erhart
Chalmers, Physics, Materials and Surface Theory
Collaborations
Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2)
Bellaterra (Barcelona), Spain
Universite catholique de Louvain
Louvain La Neuve, Belgium
İzmir Institute of Technology (IZ -TECH)
Urla/İzmir, Turkey
Funding
Swedish Research Council (VR)
Project ID: 2017-06819
Funding Chalmers participation during 2017–2019
Related Areas of Advance and Infrastructure
Sustainable development
Driving Forces
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Areas of Advance