Influence of Carbon Nanotube Coatings on Carbon Fiber by Ultrasonically Assisted Electrophoretic Deposition on Its Composite Interfacial Property
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials and Processing
2.2. Preparation of Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs)/Carbon Fiber (CF) Hybrid Fiber Composites
2.3. Characterizations
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Morphology and Dispersion of CNTs
3.2. Surface Roughness and Surface Morphologies of Carbon Fiber
3.3. Surface Chemical Composition Analysis
3.4. Surface Wettability of Modified Carbon Fibers
3.5. Interfacial Adhesion of the Composite
3.6. Fracture Mechanisms of the Composite
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Fiber type | |||||
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Desized CF | 76.07 | 62.56 | 9.54 | 23.18 | 32.72 |
CNTs deposited without ultrasonication | 56.78 | 47.43 | 10.58 | 35.90 | 46.48 |
CNTs deposited with ultrasonication | 51.2 | 43.1 | 11.14 | 39.41 | 50.55 |
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Jiang, J.; Xu, C.; Su, Y.; Guo, Q.; Liu, F.; Deng, C.; Yao, X.; Zhou, L. Influence of Carbon Nanotube Coatings on Carbon Fiber by Ultrasonically Assisted Electrophoretic Deposition on Its Composite Interfacial Property. Polymers 2016, 8, 302. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym8080302
Jiang J, Xu C, Su Y, Guo Q, Liu F, Deng C, Yao X, Zhou L. Influence of Carbon Nanotube Coatings on Carbon Fiber by Ultrasonically Assisted Electrophoretic Deposition on Its Composite Interfacial Property. Polymers. 2016; 8(8):302. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym8080302
Chicago/Turabian StyleJiang, Jianjun, Chumeng Xu, Yang Su, Qiang Guo, Fa Liu, Chao Deng, Xuming Yao, and Linchao Zhou. 2016. "Influence of Carbon Nanotube Coatings on Carbon Fiber by Ultrasonically Assisted Electrophoretic Deposition on Its Composite Interfacial Property" Polymers 8, no. 8: 302. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym8080302