Superior Performance Nanocomposites from Uniformly Dispersed Octadecylamine Functionalized Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Dispersion Behavior of Functionalized Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube (MWCNT) in Dichloromethane (DCM)
2.2. The Confirmation of Octadecylamine (ODA) Modified MWCNTs
2.3. Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) Study on MWCNT-ODA Dispersed in the Composite Films
2.4. Thermal Properties of the Composite Films
Sample | Concentration (wt %) | Temp. at 10 wt % Weight Loss (°C) | Temp. at 30 wt % Weight Loss (°C) | Temp. at 40 wt % Weight Loss (°C) | Tg by DSC (°C) | Tg by DMA (°C) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
c-MWCNT–ODA | 0 | 488 | 519 | 563 | 216.9 | 218.2 |
0.5 | 497 | 525 | 570 | 219.2 | 220.4 | |
1.0 | 506 | 536 | 597 | 224.4 | 225.6 | |
2.0 | 494 | 520 | 564 | 217.0 | 218.5 | |
5.0 | 498 | 528 | 583 | 221.8 | 222.3 | |
n-MWCNT–ODA | 0 | 488 | 519 | 563 | 216.9 | 218.2 |
0.5 | 492 | 520 | 569 | 217.4 | 219.1 | |
1.0 | 498 | 529 | 592 | 221.6 | 223.9 | |
2.0 | 494 | 519 | 558 | 217.1 | 218.4 | |
5.0 | 496 | 523 | 574 | 219.1 | 220.5 | |
MWCNT–COOH | 0 | 488 | 519 | 563 | 216.9 | 218.2 |
0.5 | 495 | 525 | 570 | 217.2 | 218.1 | |
1.0 | 491 | 536 | 597 | 217.4 | 219.0 | |
2.0 | 492 | 520 | 564 | 217.2 | 218.3 | |
5.0 | 485 | 522 | 549 | 217.8 | 219.5 |
2.5. Mechanical Properties of the Composite Films
Sample | Concentration (wt %) | Storage Modulus at 50°C (GPa) | Storage Modulus at 200°C (GPa) | Tensile Strength (MPa) | Tensile Modulus (GPa) | Elongation at Break (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
c-MWCNT–ODA | 0 | 1.95 | 1.27 | 78.6 | 1.67 | 22 |
0.5 | 2.19 | 1.63 | 103 | 2.15 | 9.2 | |
1.0 | 3.31 | 2.77 | 137 | 2.78 | 8.1 | |
2.0 | 1.92 | 1.51 | 96.9 | 2.07 | 6.2 | |
5.0 | 2.68 | 1.90 | 126 | 2.46 | 7.2 | |
n-MWCNT–ODA | 0 | 1.95 | 1.27 | 78.6 | 1.67 | 22 |
0.5 | 2.12 | 1.60 | 101 | 2.02 | 8.5 | |
1.0 | 2.72 | 2.14 | 128 | 2.55 | 7.4 | |
2.0 | 2.13 | 1.46 | 99.7 | 1.96 | 4.7 | |
5.0 | 2.40 | 1.54 | 120 | 2.49 | 5.9 | |
MWCNT–COOH | 0 | 1.95 | 1.27 | 78.6 | 1.67 | 22 |
0.5 | 2.17 | 1.59 | - | - | - | |
1.0 | 2.02 | 1.54 | - | - | - | |
2.0 | 1.90 | 1.48 | - | - | - | |
5.0 | 1.61 | 1.34 | - | - | - | |
ODA | 0.5 | - | - | 80.5 | 1.64 | 10.7 |
1.0 | - | - | 75.0 | 1.51 | 8.5 | |
5.0 | - | - | 66.4 | 1.40 | 6.5 |
2.6. Electrical Properties of the Composite Films
3. Experimental Section
3.1. Martials
3.2. Functionalization of MWCNT–COOH
3.2.1. Covalent Functionalization of ODA on MWCNT-COOH (c-MWCNT–ODA)
3.2.2. Non-Covalent Functionalization of ODA on MWCNT–COOH (n-MWCNT–ODA)
3.3. Preparation of Composite Film
3.4. Characterization
3.4.1. Characterization for the Functionalized MWCNT
3.4.2. Characterization of the Composite Films
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Chen, Y.; Tao, J.; Ezzeddine, A.; Mahfouz, R.; Al-Shahrani, A.; Alabedi, G.; Khashab, N.M. Superior Performance Nanocomposites from Uniformly Dispersed Octadecylamine Functionalized Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes. C 2015, 1, 58-76. https://doi.org/10.3390/c1010058
Chen Y, Tao J, Ezzeddine A, Mahfouz R, Al-Shahrani A, Alabedi G, Khashab NM. Superior Performance Nanocomposites from Uniformly Dispersed Octadecylamine Functionalized Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes. C. 2015; 1(1):58-76. https://doi.org/10.3390/c1010058
Chicago/Turabian StyleChen, Ye, Jing Tao, Alaa Ezzeddine, Remi Mahfouz, Abdullah Al-Shahrani, Gasan Alabedi, and Niveen M. Khashab. 2015. "Superior Performance Nanocomposites from Uniformly Dispersed Octadecylamine Functionalized Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes" C 1, no. 1: 58-76. https://doi.org/10.3390/c1010058