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Aqueous Zn-ion devices comprising Zn-metal anode constitute an emerging class of next-generation energy storage rising with the growing demand of renewable energies. Over the past a few years, sophisticated strategies...

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Graphene oxide (GO) and silicon dioxide (SiO 2 ) nanoparticles have been hybridized for improving the mechanical and dynamic mechanical properties of nitrile rubber (NBR). SiO 2 nanoparticles were homogeneously dispersed on the surface and between layers of GO, and the new hybrid nanoparticles formed (GO/SiO 2) had better thermal stability than GO. To evaluate the mechanical properties, GO/SiO 2 /NBR nanocomposites were prepared by solution blending and mechanical solution methods. It was observed that tensile strength increased in a larger grade in GO/SiO 2 /NBR nanocomposites than that in GO/NBR and SiO 2 /NBR nanocomposites, while the elongation at break only changes smoothly. Moreover, dynamics measurements also indicated that the elasticity increased after adding GO/SiO 2 hybrid nanoparticles in NBR. From morphology's analysis of GO/SiO 2 /NBR and GO/NBR nanocomposites, it is was conclude that the hybridization of the GO/SiO 2 was the determining factor for the reinforcement of the mechanical properties and elasticity of the NBR.