Flow induced orientation of multiwalled carbon nanotubes in polycarbonate nanocomposites: Rheology, conductivity and mechanical properties

被引：199

作者：

Abbasi, Samaneh ^{[1
]}

Carreau, Pierre J. ^{[1
]}

Derdouri, Abdessalem ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Ecole Polytech, Dept Chem Engn, CREPEC, Montreal, PQ H3C 3A7, Canada

[2] Natl Res Council Canada, Inst Ind Mat, CREPEC, Boucherville, PQ J4B 6Y4, Canada

来源：

POLYMER | 2010年 / 51卷 / 04期

基金：

加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;

关键词：

Multiwalled carbon nanotube; Polycarbonate/MWCNT; Percolation; SINGLE-WALL; ELECTRICAL-CONDUCTIVITY; POLYETHYLENE COMPOSITES; POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES; NETWORKS; POLY(ETHYLENE-TEREPHTHALATE); CRYSTALLIZATION; SPECTROSCOPY; ALIGNMENT; BEHAVIOR;

D O I：

10.1016/j.polymer.2009.12.041

中图分类号：

O63 [高分子化学（高聚物）];

学科分类号：

070305 ; 080501 ; 081704 ;

摘要：

We investigated the effect of flow field and deformation rate on the nanotube alignment and on the Properties of PC/multiwalled carbon nanotube nanocomposites. Samples of various MWCNT loadings were prepared by diluting a commercial masterbatch containing 15 wt% nanotubes using optimized melt mixing conditions. Different processing conditions were then used to systematically change the degree of nanotube alignment, from random orientation to highly aligned. Morphological studies and Raman spectroscopy analysis revealed that the nanotubes are preferentially aligned in the flow direction, particularly at large injection or compression rates. Rheological measurements corresponding to high shear rate conditions showed drastic changes in the viscoelastic behavior. The complex viscosity significantly decreased and percolation threshold notably rose. High degrees of nanotube alignment also resulted in a significant increase in the electrical percolation threshold. The mechanical properties of the nanocomposites for different nanotube loadings were also shown to depend on the processing conditions, and somehow improved when the material was processed at higher rates. Finally, we used a power-law type equation to correlate the percolation behavior and the nanotube alignment. The estimated percolation threshold and the power index, q, significantly increase with the degree of nanotube alignment as determined by Raman analysis. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：922 / 935

页数：14

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