Epoxy resin reinforced with nanothin polydopamine-coated carbon nanotubes: a study of the interfacial polymer layer thickness

Ling, Yang; Li, Weizhen; Wang, Baoyu; Gan, Wenjun; Zhu, Chenhui; Brady, Michael A.; Wang, Cheng

doi:10.1039/c5ra26539h

Epoxy resin reinforced with nanothin polydopamine-coated carbon nanotubes: a study of the interfacial polymer layer thickness

Journal Article · Tue Mar 29 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · RSC Advances

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/c5ra26539h· OSTI ID:1378768

Ling, Yang ^[1]; Li, Weizhen ^[2]; Wang, Baoyu ^[1]; Gan, Wenjun ^[1]; Zhu, Chenhui ^[3]; Brady, Michael A. ^[3]; Wang, Cheng ^[3]

Shanghai Univ. of Engineering Science, Shanghai (China)
Shanghai Univ. of Engineering Science, Shanghai (China); Fudan Univ., Shanghai (China)
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) functionalized by a nanothin poly(dopamine) (PDA) layer were produced by a one-pot, nondestructive approach, with direct polymerization of dopamine on the CNT surface. The thickness of the PDA layer can be well-controlled by the reaction time and the proportion of dopamine, and this thickness is found to be the key factor in controlling the dispersion of CNTs and the extent of the interfacial interactions between the CNT@PDA and epoxy resin. SEM results indicated that the dispersion of CNTs in epoxy was improved significantly by coating a nanothin PDA layer onto the CNT surface. In agreeme nt with this finding, the CNTs functionalized with the thinnest PDA layer provided the best mechanical and thermal properties. This result confirmed that a thinner PDA layer could provide optimized interfacial interactions between the CNT@PDA and epoxy matrix and weaken the self-agglomeration of CNTs, which led to an improved effective stress and heat transfer between the CNTs and the polymer matrix.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 1378768

Journal Information:: RSC Advances, Journal Name: RSC Advances Journal Issue: 37 Vol. 6; ISSN 2046-2069; ISSN RSCACL

Publisher:: Royal Society of ChemistryCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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