Patent ID: 9688538
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: C01B,C08J,H01B

Claim:
1. A method for forming a graphitic nanocomposite comprising: functionalizing at least one graphitic nanomaterial, wherein the at least one graphitic nanomaterial is functionalized by thiolating a surface; and mixing the at least one graphitic nanomaterial with at least one free-radical initiator and at least one type of monomer in at least one type of organic solution to provide a reaction mixture, wherein the reaction mixture forms a polymerized graphitic nanocomposite, the at least one graphitic nanomaterial is linked to another graphitic nanomaterial by a linking structure, and the at least one free-radical initiator is azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN), 4,4′-azobis(4-cyanovaleric acid), 1,1′-azobis(cyclohexanecarbonitrile), or 2,2′-azobis(2-methylpropionamidine) dihydrochloride, wherein further the linking structure comprises a dithioester and the at least one type of monomer, and a ratio of the at least one graphitic nanomaterial to a polymer provided by the graphitic nanocomposite is equal to or between about 10 to 30%.