Direct Observation of Polymer Sheathing in Carbon Nanotube-Polycarbonate Composites

W. Ding; A. Eitan; F. T. Fisher; X. Chen; D. A. Dikin; R. Andrews; L. C. Brinson; L. S. Schadler; R. S. Ruoff

doi:10.1021/nl0345973

Direct Observation of Polymer Sheathing in Carbon Nanotube-Polycarbonate Composites

W. Ding, A. Eitan, F. T. Fisher, X. Chen, D. A. Dikin, R. Andrews, L. C. Brinson, L. S. Schadler, R. S. Ruoff

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A series of observations of polymer sheathing in multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT)-polycarbonate composites are presented. This sheathing was observed in images of the composite fracture surface and is consistent with diameter distributions of the as-received and embedded MWCNTs. A novel nanomanipulation experiment, where the sheathing balls up when contacted by an AFM tip, confirms this phenomenon. This sheathing layer is direct evidence of substantial MWCNT-polymer interaction and will influence the mechanical properties of MWCNT-polymer composites.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1593-1597
Number of pages	5
Journal	Nano Letters
Volume	3
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/nl0345973
State	Published - Nov 2003

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