Patent ID: 11958956
Assignee: THE FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Field: Macromolecular chemistry, polymers (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C  B | IPC B  C

Claim 0:
1. A method of fabricating an additive-polymer composite material, the method comprising:
dispersing an additive material in a first solvent to obtain an additive homogeneous dispersion, the additive material being a two-dimensional (2D) material;
dissolving a polymer in a second solvent to obtain a polymer base;
mixing the additive homogeneous dispersion with the polymer base to obtain a mixed solution;
performing solvent casting of the mixed solution to evaporate any solvent and obtain the additive-polymer composite material,
the additive material being a transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) with a formula of MX2, where M is a transition metal atom and X is a chalcogen atom, and
the mixing of the additive homogeneous dispersion with the polymer base comprising adding the additive homogeneous dispersion and the polymer base to an airtight container and rotating the airtight container in a centrifuge at a rate in a range of from 10 revolutions per minute (rpm) to 50 rpm for at least one hour.