VIP Final Presentation:

Graphene Infused Paint

Austin Fan
Eric Shen
Hunter Voltz
Karinne Bernanke
Outline
• Prior Literature
• Purpose
• Hypothesis
• Experimental Design
• Measurables
• Results
• Next Steps
Research
- “Durable and Flexible Graphene Composites based on Artists’ paint
for Conductive Paper Applications” Joseph E.Mates, Ilker S. Bayer,
Marco Salerno, et. al.
- Used acrylic emulsion artists’ paint containing chlorinated copper
phthalocyanine pigment
- Recorded thermal and electrical conductivity as well as shielding effects
- “Graphene Oxide Nanopaint”
- Identified corrosion-resistance and inhibition of bacterial growth and
surface fouling as properties of GO-infused paint
Purpose
To test the thermal and electrical properties of graphene infused paint
for various applications in construction, electronics, and e-textiles. We
will compare our findings to literature graphene infused paint findings
as well as unmodified paint.
Hypothesis
We believe that the infusion of graphene into paint will increase its
thermal and electrical conductivity because of graphene’s innate high
conductivity properties as a result of its structure.
Set Up Procedure
1. Create a stock solution of 10% Paint solids in Acetone
2. Mix necessary amounts of MLG and acetone to achieve desired
ratio of MLG to paint solids
3. Add stock solution to achieve MLG:Acetone solids
4. Sonicate for 5 minutes
5. Use airbrush to evenly coat paint onto rectangular wood piece.
6. Repeat for all ratios as well as repeating for Phi4 graphene
Spray painting the Graphene Infused Examining the Density of paint
Paint on the Acrylic board
Completed piece
Physical Observations
• Phi4 Graphene is less dense, possibly indicating a higher quality
graphene (less layers, more space in between layers)
• Higher graphene content mixtures, when sprayed onto the acrylic,
was noticeably darker as opposed to the lower graphene content
mixtures, which was more green.
• The 65:35 and 80:20 MLG:Paint solids, when sprayed, had a very
hard time sticking to the acrylic - there was no paint solids to help
the powdery MLG to stick to the acrylic
Testing Electrical Resistivity

• Utilize the van der Pauw method with

measurements from a four probe meter
• Measure all permutations of current and
voltage probes
• Perform calculations
• 2 probe measurements
 ● Force a current through
adjacent probes (A to B, for
example)
● Record voltage across
remaining probes (C to D)
● Van der Pauw Resistivity = V/I
● Sheet Resistivity =
(π•RvdP)/ln(2)

Image retrieved from

https://www.microwaves101.com/encyclopedias/van-der-pauw-meas
urements
Changes in Experiment
• Vary weight ratio of graphene to paint:
• 10%, 20%, 35%, 50%, 65%, 80%
• Perform experiment for graphene nanoplatelets and Phi4 graphene
product. Compare both results.
Results - 2 Point Measurements
Trend Graph
Van Der Pauw Results
Future Changes
• Thermal measurements - thermocouple
• Changing the substrate
• Phi4 vs MLG
• Testing new types of graphene
• Procedural Changes
• Application method
• Time constants
Questions?