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. 2015 Apr 22;6:6962. doi: 10.1038/ncomms7962

Figure 1. Fabrication strategy and GO ink's rheological properties.

Figure 1

Log–log plots of (a) apparent viscosity as a function of shear rate and (b) storage and loss modulus as a function of shear stress of GO inks with and without silica fillers. (c) Schematic of the fabrication process. Following the arrows: fumed silica powders and catalyst (that is, (NH4)2CO3 or R–F solution) were added into as-prepared aqueous GO suspensions. After mixing, a homogeneous GO ink with designed rheological properties was obtained. The GO ink was extruded through a micronozzle immersed in isooctane to prevent drying during printing. The printed microlattice structure was supercritically dried to remove the liquid. Then, the structure was heated to 1,050 °C under N2 for carbonization. Finally, the silica filler was etched using HF acid. The in-plane centre-to-centre rod spacing is defined as L, and the filament diameter is defined as d.