Carbon nanotube surface chemistry and its effects on interfacial nanomechanics

Asa H. Barber*, Sidney R. Cohen, H. Daniel Wagner

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Abstract

Individual multi-walled carbon nanotube pullout experiments were used to measure the adhesion strength at a nanotube-epoxy polymer interface. The interfacial strength was found, as expected, to increase when the nanotubes were chemically treated to induce strong bonding with the polymer matrix. At long nanotube embedment lengths within the polymer, the nanotubes were seen to fracture in preference to failure at their interface with the polymer. Interfacial mechanics models are applied to the data to describe interfacial adhesion at the nano-level.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationFunctional Carbon Nanotubes
PublisherMaterials Research Society
Pages150-154
Number of pages5
ISBN (Print)1558998101, 9781558998100
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2004
Event2004 MRS Fall Meeting - Boston, MA, United States
Duration: 29 Nov 20043 Dec 2004

Publication series

SeriesMaterials Research Society Symposium Proceedings
Volume858
ISSN0272-9172

Conference

Conference2004 MRS Fall Meeting
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBoston, MA
Period29/11/043/12/04

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering

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