石墨烯微片(Graphene Nanoplates, GPL)為單層之石墨烯(Graphene)之蜂巢似的二維平面結構，以多層所堆疊而成石墨烯微片；而石墨烯擁有非常高的比表面積，且機械強度高(楊氏模數：1 TPa，強度：130 GPa)、加上顯著的剛性與可隢性、黏度低、無毒性，因此做為補強材料對於改善且增強碳纖維/高分子基層板複合材料(Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer, CFRP)之機械性質與物理性質的探討有顯著的影響。
本研究即以石墨烯微片做為補強材(Reinforcement)，環氧樹脂為基材(Matrix)，先以研究石墨烯微片對環氧樹脂基材之機械性質與物理性質的影響，藉由添加不同比例之石墨烯微片來觀察彎曲強度、衝擊強度與熱傳導、導電性質等，找出最佳混和之重量百分比，得到最佳範圍，本研究以0wt%、0.25wt%、0.5wt%、1wt%、1.5wt%之石墨烯重量百分比的環氧樹脂複合材料做測試，由實驗結果顯示當石墨烯微片添加量至0.25~0.5wt%時，與Neat 環氧樹脂複合材料相比，其彎曲、拉伸與衝擊強度皆分別提升了9%、20%與153%，對機械性質有提昇的趨勢。
藉由研究數據，再以比例之範圍0wt%、0.25wt%、0.5wt%、0.75wt%之石墨烯微添加量，研究石墨烯微片/碳纖維/高分子基層板複合材料的機械性質、物理性質，由實驗結果顯示當石墨烯微片添加量至0.25wt%時，對碳纖維積層板複合材料之機械性質有最佳的補強特性，其彎曲、拉伸與層間剪應力強度皆分別提升了5%、6%與9%；再以機械軸向拉伸疲勞性質來探討材料介面鏈結之情形與其主要破壞機制，石墨烯微片添加量0.25wt%之碳纖維環氧樹脂積層板複合材料較 Neat CFRP 的疲勞壽命值在應力等級下可提升1.21~5.39倍，而在絕對應力下可提升 15.30~37.07倍；接著將試片經過三種溫濕老化環境下，觀察對機械靜態強度與疲勞壽命的影響，進而研究石墨烯微片對碳纖維/高分子基層板複合材料抗老化之機制，由實驗結果發現添加石墨烯微片之碳纖維積層板複合材料對抑制環境老化之作用有相當的補強效果。

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