Controlled nanostructure and high loading of single-walled carbon nanotubes reinforced polycarbonate composite Academic Article

abstract

• This paper presents an effective technique to fabricate thermoplastic nanocomposites with high loading of well-dispersed single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs). SWNT membranes were made from a multi-step dispersion and filtration method, and then impregnated with polycarbonate solution to make thermoplastic nanocomposites. High loading of nanotubes was achieved by controlling the viscosity of polycarbonate solution. SEM and AFM characterization results revealed the controlled nanostructure in the resultant nanocomposites. Dynamic mechanical property tests indicated that the storage modulus of the resulting nanocomposites at 20 wt% nanotubes loading was improved by a factor of 3.4 compared with neat polycarbonate material. These results suggest the developed approach is an effective way to fabricate thermoplastic nanocomposites with good dispersion and high SWNT loading. IOP Publishing Ltd.

authors

• Wang, Shiren

published proceedings

• Nanotechnology

author list (cited authors)

• Wang, S., Liang, Z., Pham, G., Park, Y., Wang, B., Zhang, C., Kramer, L., & Funchess, P.

citation count

• 62

complete list of authors

• Wang, Shiren||Liang, Zhiyong||Pham, Giang||Park, Young-Bin||Wang, Ben||Zhang, Chuck||Kramer, Leslie||Funchess, Percy

publication date

• March 2007

publisher

• IOP Publishing  Publisher

published in

• Nanotechnology  Journal

keywords

• 40 Engineering
• 4001 Aerospace Engineering
• 4018 Nanotechnology
• Bioengineering
• Nanotechnology

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1088/0957-4484/18/9/095708

start page

• 095708

end page

• 095708

volume

• 18

issue

• 9

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0957-4484/18/9/095708