Abstract:
A novel water dispersible functional graphene (FG) was synthesized by the reaction of graphene oxide (GO) with an aryl diazonium salt (F) to solve the problem of uniformly dispersity of graphene nanosheets in the cement matrix. The maximum dispersibility of FG in water is 2.1 mg/mL. The successful surface modification of graphene using F was revealed by FTIR, Raman and XPS, respectively. Compared with the pure cement materials, the 28 days flexural strength and the compressive strength of the hydrophilic FG/cement composites are increased by 95.3% and 78.3%. The FG is uniformly dispersed in the cement matrix and the mechanical properties of the hydrophilic FG/cement composites are improved by the functional reaction between graphene and F.