全部 标题 作者
关键词 摘要

OALib Journal期刊
ISSN: 2333-9721
费用：99美元
投递稿件

查看量下载量

相关文章

更多...

Comparative Study between Functionalized and Nanoparticle Decorated Carbon Nanotube as Reinforcing Filler in Epoxy Matrix

DOI: 10.4236/ojapps.2026.162037, PP. 593-607

Keywords: Carbon Nanotubes, Epoxy Nanocomposites, Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles, Surface Functionalization, Dynamic Mechanical Analysis

Full-Text   Cite this paper   Add to My Lib

Abstract:

In this investigation, two distinct varieties of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were employed: specifically, functionalized carbon nanotubes modified with 3-Aminopropyltriethoxysilane (MWCNT/APTES) and carbon nanotubes adorned with titanium dioxide nanoparticles (MWCNT/TiO2). These nanomaterials were meticulously integrated into an epoxy matrix using ultrasonication. The central objective was to evaluate the capability and role of these reinforced carbon nanotubes in epoxy matric to withstand under various applied stresses. This study presents findings on the influence of MWCNT/APTES and MWCNT/TiO2 to enhance the tensile and dynamic mechanical performance of epoxy nanocomposites. The morphology of the newly formed MWCNT/APTES and MWCNT/TiO2 was scrutinized through TEM. FESEM analysis of the tensile fracture surface validates the efficient dispersion of TiO2 assisted MWCNTs within the epoxy. The outcomes suggest that when employing nanoparticle-decorated carbon nanotubes to reinforce the epoxy matrix, stress transfer transpires more effectively from the matrix to the reinforcement in comparison to the use of functionalized carbon nanotubes. For instance, with the addition of 1.5 wt.% MWCNT/TiO2 nanofillers, the storage modulus of the epoxy increased to 1380 MPa, compared to 1156 MPa for neat epoxy.

 References

[1]  Xie, S., Li, W., Pan, Z., Chang, B. and Sun, L. (2000) Mechanical and Physical Properties on Carbon Nanotube. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 61, 1153-1158.
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-3697(99)00376-5
[2]  Wei, B.Q., Vajtai, R. and Ajayan, P.M. (2001) Reliability and Current Carrying Capacity of Carbon Nanotubes. Applied Physics Letters, 79, 1172-1174.
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1396632
[3]  Wong, E.W., Sheehan, P.E. and Lieber, C.M. (1997) Nanobeam Mechanics: Elasticity, Strength, and Toughness of Nanorods and Nanotubes. Science, 277, 1971-1975.
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.277.5334.1971
[4]  Thostenson, E., Li, C. and Chou, T. (2005) Nanocomposites in Context. Composites Science and Technology, 65, 491-516.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2004.11.003
[5]  Iijima, S. (1991) Helical Microtubules of Graphitic Carbon. Nature, 354, 56-58.
https://doi.org/10.1038/354056a0
[6]  Baughman, R.H., Zakhidov, A.A. and de Heer, W.A. (2002) Carbon Nanotubes—The Route toward Applications. Science, 297, 787-792.
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1060928
[7]  Tang, Z.K., Zhang, L., Wang, N., Zhang, X.X., Wen, G.H., Li, G.D., et al. (2001) Superconductivity in 4 Angstrom Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes. Science, 292, 2462-2465.
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1060470
[8]  Thostenson, E.T., Ren, Z. and Chou, T. (2001) Advances in the Science and Technology of Carbon Nanotubes and Their Composites: A Review. Composites Science and Technology, 61, 1899-1912.
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0266-3538(01)00094-x
[9]  Curtin, W.A. and Sheldon, B.W. (2004) CNT-Reinforced Ceramics and Metals. Materials Today, 7, 44-49.
https://doi.org/10.1016/s1369-7021(04)00508-5
[10]  Mutiso, R.M. and Winey, K.I. (2015) Electrical Properties of Polymer Nanocomposites Containing Rod-Like Nanofillers. Progress in Polymer Science, 40, 63-84.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2014.06.002
[11]  Bauhofer, W. and Kovacs, J.Z. (2009) A Review and Analysis of Electrical Percolation in Carbon Nanotube Polymer Composites. Composites Science and Technology, 69, 1486-1498.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2008.06.018
[12]  Maktedar, S.S., Malik, P., Avashthi, G. and Singh, M. (2017) Dispersion Enhancing Effect of Sonochemically Functionalized Graphene Oxide for Catalysing Antioxidant Efficacy of Curcumin. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 39, 208-217.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultsonch.2017.04.006
[13]  Maktedar, S.S., Avashthi, G. and Singh, M. (2017) Ultrasound Assisted Simultaneous Reduction and Direct Functionalization of Graphene Oxide with Thermal and Cytotoxicity Profile. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 34, 856-864.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultsonch.2016.07.016
[14]  Maktedar, S.S., Mehetre, S.S., Avashthi, G. and Singh, M. (2017) In Situ Sonochemical Reduction and Direct Functionalization of Graphene Oxide: A Robust Approach with Thermal and Biomedical Applications. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 34, 67-77.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultsonch.2016.05.015
[15]  Maktedar, S.S., Avashthi, G. and Singh, M. (2016) Understanding the Significance of O-Doped Graphene Towards Biomedical Applications. RSC Advances, 6, 114264-114275.
https://doi.org/10.1039/c6ra23416j
[16]  Mehetre, S.S., Maktedar, S.S. and Singh, M. (2016) Understanding the Mechanism of Surface Modification through Enhanced Thermal and Electrochemical Stabilities of N-Doped Graphene Oxide. Applied Surface Science, 366, 514-522.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2016.01.108
[17]  Spitalsky, Z., Tasis, D., Papagelis, K. and Galiotis, C. (2010) Carbon Nanotube-Polymer Composites: Chemistry, Processing, Mechanical and Electrical Properties. Progress in Polymer Science, 35, 357-401.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2009.09.003
[18]  Fiedler, B., Gojny, F.H., Wichmann, M.H.G., Nolte, M.C.M. and Schulte, K. (2006) Fundamental Aspects of Nano-Reinforced Composites. Composites Science and Technology, 66, 3115-3125.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2005.01.014
[19]  Park, S. and Ruoff, R.S. (2009) Chemical Methods for the Production of Graphenes. Nature Nanotechnology, 4, 217-224.
https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2009.58
[20]  Peigney, A., Laurent, C., Flahaut, E., Bacsa, R.R. and Rousset, A. (2001) Specific Surface Area of Carbon Nanotubes and Bundles of Carbon Nanotubes. Carbon, 39, 507-514.
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0008-6223(00)00155-x
[21]  Tasis, D., Tagmatarchis, N., Bianco, A. and Prato, M. (2006) Chemistry of Carbon Nanotubes. Chemical Reviews, 106, 1105-1136.
https://doi.org/10.1021/cr050569o
[22]  Jiménez-Suárez, A., Campo, M., Gaztelumendi, I., Markaide, N., Sánchez, M. and Ureña, A. (2013) The Influence of Mechanical Dispersion of MWCNT in Epoxy Matrix by Calendering Method: Batch Method versus Time Controlled. Composites Part B: Engineering, 48, 88-94.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2012.12.011
[23]  Pegel, S., Pötschke, P., Petzold, G., Alig, I., Dudkin, S.M. and Lellinger, D. (2008) Dispersion, Agglomeration, and Network Formation of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes in Polycarbonate Melts. Polymer, 49, 974-984.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2007.12.024
[24]  Lachman, N. and Daniel Wagner, H. (2010) Correlation between Interfacial Molecular Structure and Mechanics in CNT/Epoxy Nano-Composites. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 41, 1093-1098.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2009.08.023
[25]  Thostenson, E.T. and Chou, T. (2002) Aligned Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube-Reinforced Composites: Processing and Mechanical Characterization. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 35, L77-L80.
https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/35/16/103
[26]  Guadagno, L., Naddeo, C., Vittoria, V., Sorrentino, A., Vertuccio, L., Raimondo, M., et al. (2010) Cure Behavior and Physical Properties of Epoxy Resin—Filled with Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 10, 2686-2693.
https://doi.org/10.1166/jnn.2010.1417
[27]  Schulz, S.C., Faiella, G., Buschhorn, S.T., Prado, L.A.S.A., Giordano, M., Schulte, K., et al. (2011) Combined Electrical and Rheological Properties of Shear Induced Multiwall Carbon Nanotube Agglomerates in Epoxy Suspensions. European Polymer Journal, 47, 2069-2077.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2011.07.022
[28]  Grunlan, J.C., Mehrabi, A.R., Bannon, M.V. and Bahr, J.L. (2004) Water-Based Single-Walled-Nanotube-Filled Polymer Composite with an Exceptionally Low Percolation Threshold. Advanced Materials, 16, 150-153.
https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.200305409
[29]  Zhu, J., Kim, J., Peng, H., Margrave, J.L., Khabashesku, V.N. and Barrera, E.V. (2003) Improving the Dispersion and Integration of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes in Epoxy Composites through Functionalization. Nano Letters, 3, 1107-1113.
https://doi.org/10.1021/nl0342489
[30]  Zhang, Z.Q., Liu, B., Chen, Y.L., Jiang, H., Hwang, K.C. and Huang, Y. (2008) Mechanical Properties of Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes. Nanotechnology, 19, Article ID: 395702.
https://doi.org/10.1088/0957-4484/19/39/395702
[31]  Liao, Y., Marietta-Tondin, O., Liang, Z., Zhang, C. and Wang, B. (2004) Investigation of the Dispersion Process of SWNTs/SC-15 Epoxy Resin Nanocomposites. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 385, 175-181.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2004.06.031
[32]  Kumar, A., Ghosh, P.K., Yadav, K.L. and Kumar, K. (2017) Thermo-Mechanical and Anti-Corrosive Properties of MWCNT/Epoxy Nanocomposite Fabricated by Innovative Dispersion Technique. Composites Part B: Engineering, 113, 291-299.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2017.01.046
[33]  Muthoosamy, K. and Manickam, S. (2017) State of the Art and Recent Advances in the Ultrasound-Assisted Synthesis, Exfoliation and Functionalization of Graphene Derivatives. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 39, 478-493.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultsonch.2017.05.019
[34]  Shukla, V., Raval, B. and Singh, M. (2017) Impact of Newly Synthesized Water Soluble Photoluminescent ZNs-L-Cysteine: Core-Shell Nanoparticles in Defining the In-Situ Opto-Electronic Orbital Model. Advanced Materials Letters, 8, 156-162.
https://doi.org/10.5185/amlett.2017.7078
[35]  Mallakpour, S., Abdolmaleki, A. and Azimi, F. (2017) Ultrasonic-assisted Biosurface Modification of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes with Thiamine and Its Influence on the Properties of PVC/TM-MWCNTs Nanocomposite Films. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 39, 589-596.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultsonch.2017.05.028
[36]  Mallakpour, S. and khodadadzadeh, L. (2018) Ultrasonic-Assisted Fabrication of Starch/MWCNT-Glucose Nanocomposites for Drug Delivery. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 40, 402-409.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultsonch.2017.07.033
[37]  Mallakpour, S. and Rashidimoghadam, S. (2018) Application of Ultrasonic Irradiation as a Benign Method for Production of Glycerol Plasticized-Starch/Ascorbic Acid Functionalized MWCNTs Nanocomposites: Investigation of Methylene Blue Adsorption and Electrical Properties. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 40, 419-432.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultsonch.2017.07.032
[38]  Azami, M., Haghighi, M. and Allahyari, S. (2018) Sono-Precipitation of Ag2CrO4-C Composite Enhanced by Carbon-Based Materials (AC, GO, CNT and C3N4) and Its Activity in Photocatalytic Degradation of Acid Orange 7 in Water. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 40, 505-516.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultsonch.2017.07.043
[39]  Ghosh, P.K., Patel, A. and Kumar, K. (2016) Adhesive Joining of Copper Using Nano-Filler Composite Adhesive. Polymer, 87, 159-169.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2016.02.006
[40]  Jeon, H., Park, J. and Shon, M. (2013) Corrosion Protection by Epoxy Coating Containing Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 19, 849-853.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiec.2012.10.030

Full-Text

Contact Us

service@oalib.com

QQ:3279437679

WhatsApp +8615387084133