000120243 001__ 120243 000120243 005__ 20240319081026.0 000120243 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.1038/s41467-022-34631-9 000120243 0248_ $$2sideral$$a131195 000120243 037__ $$aART-2022-131195 000120243 041__ $$aeng 000120243 100__ $$aMeloni, M. 000120243 245__ $$aExplosive percolation yields highly-conductive polymer nanocomposites 000120243 260__ $$c2022 000120243 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted 000120243 5203_ $$aExplosive percolation is an experimentally-elusive phenomenon where network connectivity coincides with onset of an additional modification of the system; materials with correlated localisation of percolating particles and emergent conductive paths can realise sharp transitions and high conductivities characteristic of the explosively-grown network. Nanocomposites present a structurally- and chemically-varied playground to realise explosive percolation in practically-applicable systems but this is yet to be exploited by design. Herein, we demonstrate composites of graphene oxide and synthetic polymer latex which form segregated networks, leading to low percolation threshold and localisation of conductive pathways. In situ reduction of the graphene oxide at temperatures of <150 °C drives chemical modification of the polymer matrix to produce species with phenolic groups, which are known crosslinking agents. This leads to conductivities exceeding those of dense-packed networks of reduced graphene oxide, illustrating the potential of explosive percolation by design to realise low-loading composites with dramatically-enhanced electrical transport properties. 000120243 536__ $$9info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/T03-20R$$9info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/642742/EU/Graphene-based nanomaterials for touchscreen technologies: Comprehension, Commerce and Communication/Enabling Excellence$$9This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No H2020 642742-Enabling Excellence$$9info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICINN-AEI/PID2019-104272RB-C51/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 000120243 540__ $$9info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess$$aby$$uhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ 000120243 590__ $$a16.6$$b2022 000120243 592__ $$a5.116$$b2022 000120243 591__ $$aMULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES$$b6 / 73 = 0.082$$c2022$$dQ1$$eT1 000120243 593__ $$aBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)$$c2022$$dQ1 000120243 593__ $$aPhysics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)$$c2022$$dQ1 000120243 593__ $$aChemistry (miscellaneous)$$c2022$$dQ1 000120243 594__ $$a24.9$$b2022 000120243 655_4 $$ainfo:eu-repo/semantics/article$$vinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 000120243 700__ $$aLarge, M. J. 000120243 700__ $$aGonzález Domínguez, J. M. 000120243 700__ $$aVictor-Román, S. 000120243 700__ $$aFratta, G. 000120243 700__ $$aIstif, E. 000120243 700__ $$aTomes, O. 000120243 700__ $$aSalvage, J. P. 000120243 700__ $$aEwels, C. P. 000120243 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0001-5079-621X$$aPeláez-Fernandez, M.$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000120243 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-2071-9093$$aArenal, R. 000120243 700__ $$aBenito, A. 000120243 700__ $$aMaser, W. K. 000120243 700__ $$aKing, A. A. K. 000120243 700__ $$aAjayan, P. M. 000120243 700__ $$aOgilvie, S. P. 000120243 700__ $$aDalton, A. B. 000120243 7102_ $$12003$$2395$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Física Materia Condensa.$$cÁrea Física Materia Condensada 000120243 773__ $$g13 (2022), 6872[9 pp.]$$tNature communications$$x2041-1723 000120243 8564_ $$s2060756$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/120243/files/texto_completo.pdf$$yVersión publicada 000120243 8564_ $$s2546137$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/120243/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon$$xicon$$yVersión publicada 000120243 909CO $$ooai:zaguan.unizar.es:120243$$particulos$$pdriver 000120243 951__ $$a2024-03-18-16:43:28 000120243 980__ $$aARTICLE