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ArticleScientific reports2025

Influence of graphene quantum dots on the aging properties of polyvinyl butyral as a relics adhesive.

Xuwen Xie, Siyu Zhang, Zichen Zhao, Shulei Li, Qing Niu, Chen Wu, Xin Liu, Yan Wu, Xing Zhao

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9 authors.

Xuwen Xie *China-Central Asia "the Belt and Road" Joint Laboratory on Human and Environment Research, Key Laboratory of Cultural Heritage Research and Conservation. School of Culture Heritage, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710127, China.
Siyu Zhang *China-Central Asia "the Belt and Road" Joint Laboratory on Human and Environment Research, Key Laboratory of Cultural Heritage Research and Conservation. School of Culture Heritage, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710127, China.
Zichen Zhao *China-Central Asia "the Belt and Road" Joint Laboratory on Human and Environment Research, Key Laboratory of Cultural Heritage Research and Conservation. School of Culture Heritage, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710127, China.
Shulei LiChina-Central Asia "the Belt and Road" Joint Laboratory on Human and Environment Research, Key Laboratory of Cultural Heritage Research and Conservation. School of Culture Heritage, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710127, China.
Qing NiuXi'an Cultural Heritage Promotion Centre, Xi'an, 710001, China.
Chen WuChina-Central Asia "the Belt and Road" Joint Laboratory on Human and Environment Research, Key Laboratory of Cultural Heritage Research and Conservation. School of Culture Heritage, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710127, China.
Xin LiuHenan Provincial Institute of Cultural Heritage and Archaeology, Zhengzhou, 450000, China.
Yan WuXinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Cultural Heritage Protection Center, Urumqi, 830000, China.
Xing ZhaoChina-Central Asia "the Belt and Road" Joint Laboratory on Human and Environment Research, Key Laboratory of Cultural Heritage Research and Conservation. School of Culture Heritage, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710127, China. zhaoxing@nwu.edu.cn.

Funding

the National Natural Science Foundation of China 52203126
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Polyvinyl butyral (PVB) is commonly used as an adhesive for cultural relics. However, PVB suffers from poor stability, yellowing, and decreased adhesion performance after aging. Here, graphene quantum dots (GQDs) were used as stabiliser materials to modify PVB and obtain GQDs@PVB that was improved in anti-UV/thermal aging. The yellowness index, adhesive strength, chemical structure, and thermal properties of PVB and GQDs@PVB, before and after aging, are characterized using a benchtop spectrophotometer, universal testing machine, Fourier-transform infrared spectrometer, and simultaneous thermal analyzer. The results indicate that during the aging process, GQDs@PVB shows a lower yellowness index and higher adhesive strength than that of PVB consistently. Meanwhile, it exhibits a lower intensity of carbonyl peaks generated by thermal aging with a thermal decomposition temperature increased by 19 °C. The addition of GQDs improves the photothermal stability of PVB and holds promise for the stability research of materials in relics conservation.

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Graphene quantum dotsPolyvinyl butyralRelics adhesiveStability

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PMID41198801
PMCPMC12592719

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