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Pang Y, Yang J, Curtis TE, Luo S, Huang D, Feng Z, Morales-Ferreiro JO, Sapkota P, Lei F, Zhang J, Zhang Q, Lee E, Huang Y, Guo R, Ptasinska S, Roeder RK, Luo T. Exfoliated Graphene Leads to Exceptional Mechanical Properties of Polymer Composite Films. ACS NANO 2019; 13:1097-1106. [PMID: 30633498 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.8b04734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Polymers with superior mechanical properties are desirable in many applications. In this work, polyethylene (PE) films reinforced with exfoliated thermally reduced graphene oxide (TrGO) fabricated using a roll-to-roll hot-drawing process are shown to have outstanding mechanical properties. The specific ultimate tensile strength and Young's modulus of PE/TrGO films increased monotonically with the drawing ratio and TrGO filler fraction, reaching up to 3.2 ± 0.5 and 109.3 ± 12.7 GPa, respectively, with a drawing ratio of 60× and a very low TrGO weight fraction of 1%. These values represent by far the highest reported to date for a polymer/graphene composite. Experimental characterizations indicate that as the polymer films are drawn, TrGO fillers are exfoliated, which is further confirmed by molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. Exfoliation increases the specific area of the TrGO fillers in contact with the PE matrix molecules. Molecular dynamics simulations show that the PE-TrGO interaction is stronger than the PE-PE intermolecular van der Waals interaction, which enhances load transfer from PE to TrGO and leverages the ultrahigh mechanical properties of TrGO.
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- Yunsong Pang
- Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering , University of Notre Dame , Notre Dame , Indiana 46556 , United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , Southern University of Science and Technology , Shenzhen 518055 , P. R. China
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- Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering , University of Notre Dame , Notre Dame , Indiana 46556 , United States
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- Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering , University of Notre Dame , Notre Dame , Indiana 46556 , United States
- National Center for Supercomputing Applications , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , Urbana , Illinois 61801 , United States
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- Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering , University of Notre Dame , Notre Dame , Indiana 46556 , United States
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- Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering , University of Notre Dame , Notre Dame , Indiana 46556 , United States
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- Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering , University of Notre Dame , Notre Dame , Indiana 46556 , United States
- Facultad de Ingeniería , Universidad de Talca , Camino los Niches Km1, Curico 3340000 , Chile
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- Radiation Laboratory and Department of Physics , University of Notre Dame , Notre Dame , Indiana 46556 , United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , Southern University of Science and Technology , Shenzhen 518055 , P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , Southern University of Science and Technology , Shenzhen 518055 , P. R. China
- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies , Southern University of Science and Technology , Shenzhen 518055 , P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering , University of Notre Dame , Notre Dame , Indiana 46556 , United States
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- Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering , University of Notre Dame , Notre Dame , Indiana 46556 , United States
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering of China , Sichuan University , Chengdu 610065 , P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering , University of Notre Dame , Notre Dame , Indiana 46556 , United States
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- Radiation Laboratory and Department of Physics , University of Notre Dame , Notre Dame , Indiana 46556 , United States
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- Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering , University of Notre Dame , Notre Dame , Indiana 46556 , United States
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- Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering , University of Notre Dame , Notre Dame , Indiana 46556 , United States
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering , University of Notre Dame , Notre Dame , Indiana 46556 , United States
- Center for Sustainable Energy at Notre Dame , Notre Dame , Indiana 46556 , United States
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Su C, Xue F, Li T, Xin Y, Wang M, Tang J, Ma Y. Fabrication and multifunctional properties of polyimide based hierarchical composites with in situ grown carbon nanotubes. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra00436b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Polyimide (PI) based hierarchical composites reinforced with carbon nanotubes (CNTs) directly grown on the surface of carbon fabric were prepared.
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- Chao Su
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers
- Department of Macromolecular Science
- Fudan University
- Shanghai 200433
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers
- Department of Macromolecular Science
- Fudan University
- Shanghai 200433
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers
- Department of Macromolecular Science
- Fudan University
- Shanghai 200433
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers
- Department of Macromolecular Science
- Fudan University
- Shanghai 200433
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers
- Department of Macromolecular Science
- Fudan University
- Shanghai 200433
- China
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- Advanced Materials Institute
- Shandong Academy of Sciences
- Jinan
- China
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- Advanced Materials Institute
- Shandong Academy of Sciences
- Jinan
- China
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Song K, Zhang Y, Meng J, Minus ML. Spectral analysis of lamellae evolution and constraining effects aided by nano-carbons: A coupled experimental and simulation study. POLYMER 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2015.08.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Ye L, Ye C, Shi X, Wang H, Zhao H, Cao X, You J, Li Y, Liang Y. Nanohybrid Polymeric Nucleating Agents: In Situ Decorated Carbon Nanotubes and Serial Nucleation Behaviors in a Melt-Miscible Crystalline/Crystalline Blend. MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/macp.201500196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Lijun Ye
- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Hangzhou Normal University; Hangzhou 310036 P.R. China
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Hangzhou Normal University; Hangzhou 310036 P.R. China
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Hangzhou Normal University; Hangzhou 310036 P.R. China
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Hangzhou Normal University; Hangzhou 310036 P.R. China
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Hangzhou Normal University; Hangzhou 310036 P.R. China
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Hangzhou Normal University; Hangzhou 310036 P.R. China
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Hangzhou Normal University; Hangzhou 310036 P.R. China
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Hangzhou Normal University; Hangzhou 310036 P.R. China
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Hangzhou Normal University; Hangzhou 310036 P.R. China
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Song K, Zhang Y, Minus ML. Polymer Interphase Self-Reinforcement and Strengthening Mechanisms in Low-Loaded Nanocomposite Fibers. MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/macp.201500011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Kenan Song
- Northeastern University; Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; 360 Huntington Avenue Boston MA 02115-5000 USA
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- Northeastern University; Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; 360 Huntington Avenue Boston MA 02115-5000 USA
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- Northeastern University; Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; 360 Huntington Avenue Boston MA 02115-5000 USA
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Song K, Zhang Y, Minus ML. Using Low Concentrations of Nano-Carbons to Induce Polymer Self-Reinforcement of Composites for High-Performance Applications. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.1557/opl.2015.254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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ABSTRACTThe current study focuses on the influence of low nano-carbon loading in polymer based composite fibers to modify matrix microstructure. With regards to the processing–structure–property relationship, post-spinning heat treatments (i.e., drawing, annealing without tension, and annealing with tension) was used to track microstructural development and associated mechanical property changes. Drawing and annealing procedures were found to influence the interphase volume fraction, fibril dimensions, sub-fibrillar lamellae, and sub-lamellae grain size for each sample. Annealing at 160 °C was found to have the largest impact on interphase percentage, fibril length, and grain packing density. These improvements corresponded to excellent mechanical properties for both control and composite fibers. Understanding the relationship between processing and property provides a novel perspective for producing high-performance composite materials from flexible polymers by only minimal amounts of carbon nano-fillers.
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Liu Y, Kumar S. Polymer/carbon nanotube nano composite fibers--a review. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2014; 6:6069-87. [PMID: 24520802 DOI: 10.1021/am405136s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 190] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are regarded as ideal filler materials for polymeric fiber reinforcement due to their exceptional mechanical properties and 1D cylindrical geometry (nanometer-size diameter and very high aspect ratio). The reported processing conditions and property improvements of CNT reinforced polymeric fiber are summarized in this review. Because of CNT polymer interaction, polymer chains in CNTs' vicinity (interphase) have been observed to have more compact packing, higher orientation, and better mechanical properties than bulk polymer. Evidences of the existence of interphase polymers in composite fibers, characterizations of their structures, and fiber properties are summarized and discussed. Implications of interphase phenomena on a broader field of fiber and polymer processing to make much stronger materials are now in the early stages of exploration. Beside improvements in tensile properties, the presence of CNTs in polymeric fibers strongly affects other properties, such as thermal stability, thermal transition temperature, fiber thermal shrinkage, chemical resistance, electrical conductivity, and thermal conductivity. This paper will be helpful to better understand the current status of polymer/CNT fibers, especially high-performance fibers, and to find the most suitable processing techniques and conditions.
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- Yaodong Liu
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology , 801 Ferst Drive NW, MRDC-1, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0295, United States
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Liu S, Wang Z, Lu G, Wang Y, Zhang Y, He X, Zhao L, Li Z, Xuan L, Zhao D. Interfacial modification of single-walled carbon nanotubes for high-loading-reinforced polypropylene composites. J Appl Polym Sci 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/app.39817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Siyang Liu
- Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering Process and Technology for High-Efficiency Conversion; College of Heilongjiang Province, School of Chemistry and Materials Science; Heilongjiang University; Harbin 150080 People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering Process and Technology for High-Efficiency Conversion; College of Heilongjiang Province, School of Chemistry and Materials Science; Heilongjiang University; Harbin 150080 People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering Process and Technology for High-Efficiency Conversion; College of Heilongjiang Province, School of Chemistry and Materials Science; Heilongjiang University; Harbin 150080 People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering Process and Technology for High-Efficiency Conversion; College of Heilongjiang Province, School of Chemistry and Materials Science; Heilongjiang University; Harbin 150080 People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering Process and Technology for High-Efficiency Conversion; College of Heilongjiang Province, School of Chemistry and Materials Science; Heilongjiang University; Harbin 150080 People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering Process and Technology for High-Efficiency Conversion; College of Heilongjiang Province, School of Chemistry and Materials Science; Heilongjiang University; Harbin 150080 People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering Process and Technology for High-Efficiency Conversion; College of Heilongjiang Province, School of Chemistry and Materials Science; Heilongjiang University; Harbin 150080 People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering Process and Technology for High-Efficiency Conversion; College of Heilongjiang Province, School of Chemistry and Materials Science; Heilongjiang University; Harbin 150080 People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering Process and Technology for High-Efficiency Conversion; College of Heilongjiang Province, School of Chemistry and Materials Science; Heilongjiang University; Harbin 150080 People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering Process and Technology for High-Efficiency Conversion; College of Heilongjiang Province, School of Chemistry and Materials Science; Heilongjiang University; Harbin 150080 People's Republic of China
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Song K, Zhang Y, Meng J, Green EC, Tajaddod N, Li H, Minus ML. Structural Polymer-Based Carbon Nanotube Composite Fibers: Understanding the Processing-Structure-Performance Relationship. MATERIALS 2013; 6:2543-2577. [PMID: 28809290 PMCID: PMC5458960 DOI: 10.3390/ma6062543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 190] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2013] [Revised: 05/21/2013] [Accepted: 06/06/2013] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Among the many potential applications of carbon nanotubes (CNT), its usage to strengthen polymers has been paid considerable attention due to the exceptional stiffness, excellent strength, and the low density of CNT. This has provided numerous opportunities for the invention of new material systems for applications requiring high strength and high modulus. Precise control over processing factors, including preserving intact CNT structure, uniform dispersion of CNT within the polymer matrix, effective filler–matrix interfacial interactions, and alignment/orientation of polymer chains/CNT, contribute to the composite fibers’ superior properties. For this reason, fabrication methods play an important role in determining the composite fibers’ microstructure and ultimate mechanical behavior. The current state-of-the-art polymer/CNT high-performance composite fibers, especially in regards to processing–structure–performance, are reviewed in this contribution. Future needs for material by design approaches for processing these nano-composite systems are also discussed.
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- Kenan Song
- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Northeastern University, 334 Snell Engineering Center, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Northeastern University, 334 Snell Engineering Center, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Northeastern University, 334 Snell Engineering Center, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Northeastern University, 334 Snell Engineering Center, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Northeastern University, 334 Snell Engineering Center, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Northeastern University, 334 Snell Engineering Center, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Northeastern University, 334 Snell Engineering Center, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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Laird ED, Li CY. Structure and Morphology Control in Crystalline Polymer–Carbon Nanotube Nanocomposites. Macromolecules 2013. [DOI: 10.1021/ma400035j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 185] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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- Eric D. Laird
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104,
United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104,
United States
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Ning N, Fu S, Zhang W, Chen F, Wang K, Deng H, Zhang Q, Fu Q. Realizing the enhancement of interfacial interaction in semicrystalline polymer/filler composites via interfacial crystallization. Prog Polym Sci 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2011.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 308] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Kaur J, Lee JH, Bucknall DG, Shofner ML. Enabling nanoparticle networking in semicrystalline polymer matrices. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2012; 4:3111-3121. [PMID: 22704007 DOI: 10.1021/am300457y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Among the physical and chemical attributes of the nanocomposite components and their interactions that contribute to the ultimate material properties, nanoparticle arrangement in the matrix is a key contributing factor that has been targeted through materials choices and processing strategies in numerous previous studies. Often, the desired nanocomposite morphology contains individually dispersed and distributed nanoparticles. In this research, a phase-segregated morphology containing nanoparticle networks was studied. A model nanocomposite system composed of calcium phosphate nanoparticles and a poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) matrix was produced to understand how polymer crystallization and crystal structure can facilitate the formation of a phase-segregated morphology containing nanoparticle networks. Two chemically similar calcium phosphate nanoparticle systems with different shapes, near-spherical and nanofiber, were synthesized for use in the nanocomposites. The different shapes were used independently in nanocomposites in an attempt to understand the effect of the nanoparticle shapes on crystallization-mediated nanoparticle network formation. The resulting nanocomposites were characterized to establish the effects of component interactions on the polymer structure. Additionally from the viscoelastic properties, structure-property relationships in these materials can be defined as a function of nanoparticle shape and concentration. The results of this research suggest that when the nanocomposite components are not strongly interacting, polymer crystallization may be used as a forced assembly method for nanoparticle networks. Such a methodology has applications to the design of functional polymer nanocomposites such as biomedical implant materials and organic photovoltaic materials where judicious choice of nanoparticle-polymer pairs and control of polymer crystal nucleation and growth processes could be used to control the length scale of phase segregation.
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- Jasmeet Kaur
- School of Polymer, Textile, and Fiber Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology , 801 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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Song K, Zhang Y, Meng J, Minus ML. Lubrication of poly(vinyl alcohol) chain orientation by carbon nano-chips in composite tapes. J Appl Polym Sci 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/app.37963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Minus ML, Chae HG, Kumar S. Polyethylene crystallization nucleated by carbon nanotubes under shear. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2012; 4:326-330. [PMID: 22148325 DOI: 10.1021/am2013757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Polyethylene crystallization under shear has been studied in the presence of single-wall, few-wall, and multiwall carbon nanotubes (SWNT, FWNT, and MWNT). Polyethylene crystal d-spacings for (110) and (200) planes in polyethylene/carbon nanotubes (CNT) are smaller than in the control polyethylene without CNT and the polymer chain is oriented along the CNT axis. The single-wall carbon nanotube templated polyethylene crystals do not redissolve in boiling xylenes; instead, the chain morphology transforms to an amorphous conformation but remains oriented along the nanotube axis. SWNT crystal peaks were also observed in polyethylene/SWNT fibers.
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- Marilyn L Minus
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 801 Ferst Drive NW, MRDC-1, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0295, USA.
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