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Smart and multifunctional fiber‐reinforced composites of 2D heterostructure‐based textiles

Dulal, Marzia; Islam, Md Rashedul; Maiti, Saptarshi; Islam, Mohammad Hamidul; Ali, Iftikhar; Abdelkader, Amr M.; Novoselov, Kostya S.; Afroj, Shaila; Karim, Nazmul

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Authors

Marzia Dulal

Md Rashedul Islam

Saptarshi Maiti

Mohammad Hamidul Islam

Iftikhar Ali

Amr M. Abdelkader

Kostya S. Novoselov

Shaila Afroj

Nazmul Karim



Abstract

Smart and multifunctional fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites with energy storage, sensing, and heating capabilities have gained significant interest for automotive, civil, and aerospace applications. However, achieving smart and multifunctional capabilities in an FRP composite while maintaining desired mechanical properties remains challenging. Here, a novel approach for layer-by-layer (LBL) deposition of 2D material (graphene and molybdenum disulfide, MoS2)-based heterostructure onto glass fiber fabric using a highly scalable manufacturing technique at a remarkable speed of ≈150 m min−1 is reported. This process enables the creation of smart textiles with integrated energy storage, sensing, and heating functionalities. This methodology combines gel-based electrolyte with a vacuum resin infusion technique, resulting in an efficient and stable smart FRP composite with an areal capacitance of up to ≈182 µF cm−2 at 10 mV s−1. The composite exhibits exceptional cyclic stability, maintaining ≈90% capacitance after 1000 cycles. Moreover, the smart composite demonstrates joule heating, reaching from ∼24 to ∼27 °C within 120 s at 25 V. Additionally, the smart composite displays strain sensitivity by altering electrical resistance with longitudinal strain, enabling structural health monitoring. These findings highlight the potential of smart composites for multifunctional applications and provide an important step toward realizing their actual real-world applications.

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jul 13, 2023
Online Publication Date Aug 7, 2023
Publication Date Oct 2, 2023
Deposit Date Aug 9, 2023
Publicly Available Date Nov 3, 2023
Journal Advanced Functional Materials
Print ISSN 1616-301X
Electronic ISSN 1616-3028
Publisher Wiley
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 33
Issue 40
Article Number 11015109
DOI https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202305901
Keywords Electrochemistry; Condensed Matter Physics; Biomaterials; Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/11015109
Additional Information Received: 2023-05-30; Published: 2023-08-07

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