Inclusion of graphene oxide in cementitious composites: state-of-the-art review

During the last few years, incorporating of nanomaterials in cementitious matrix has been considered as a leading approach in research work. This paper reviews the effects of including graphene oxide (GO) in the cementitious materials, as GO represents one of the well-known inclusion nanomaterials in the cementitious matrix during the last few years. This study describes in one way the improvements in the performance of the cementitious composites and in the other way the new properties that can be shaped. These two paths of improvements are largely dependent on the functionalisation behaviour of GO which results in upgrading the properties of the host matrix. Besides presenting the well-reported effect of GO on enhancing mechanical strengths, this paper emphasises on reporting the influence of GO on durability enhancement of the cementitious composites. Furthermore, it shows promising findings of using GO in fabricating new construction material. However, considerable advancement of adopting GO in scientific fields such as materials technology has achieved significant levels. Applications such as drug delivery, solar cells and super capacitors made remarkable progress through inclusion of GO. Hence, more extensive research work is essential for achieving similar progress in the construction materials which represents a considerable future challenge.