Electrical conductivity of thermally reduced graphene oxide/polymer composites with a segregated structure

A simple method to prepare thermally reduced graphene oxide/polymer composites was developed to enhance the electrical conductivity of the polymer. Graphene oxide sheets were coated onto the surfaces of poly(vinylidene fluoride) powders and then hot pressed at 200 °C to form composites with a segregated structure. After hot-pressing, the thermally reduced graphene oxide sheets were located in the interstices among the polymer domains and formed a two-dimensional conductive network. The resulting composites exhibited excellent electrical conductivity and a low percolation threshold (0.105 vol.%).