Direct observation of polymer sheathing in carbon nanotube-polycarbonate composites

被引：208

作者：

Ding, W

Eitan, A

Fisher, FT

Chen, X

Dikin, DA

Andrews, R

Brinson, LC

Schadler, LS

Ruoff, RS ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Northwestern Univ, Dept Mech Engn, Evanston, IL 60208 USA

[2] Rensselaer Polytech Inst, Troy, NY 12180 USA

[3] Univ Kentucky, Ctr Appl Energy Res, Lexington, KY 40511 USA

来源：

NANO LETTERS | 2003年 / 3卷 / 11期

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D O I：

10.1021/nl0345973

中图分类号：

O6 [化学];

学科分类号：

0703 ;

摘要：

A series of observations of polymer sheathing in multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT)-polycarbonate composites are presented. This sheathing was observed in images of the composite fracture surface and is consistent with diameter distributions of the as-received and embedded MWCNTs. A novel nanomanipulation experiment, where the sheathing balls up when contacted by an AFM tip, confirms this phenomenon. This sheathing layer is direct evidence of substantial MWCNT-polymer interaction and will influence the mechanical properties of MWCNT-polymer composites.

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页码：1593 / 1597

页数：5

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