Tailored interface and enhanced elastic modulus in epoxy-based composites in presence of branched poly(ethyleneimine) grafted multiwall carbon nanotubes

Rohini, Rani and Bose, Suryasarathi (2015) Tailored interface and enhanced elastic modulus in epoxy-based composites in presence of branched poly(ethyleneimine) grafted multiwall carbon nanotubes. In: PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS, 17 (12). pp. 7907-7913.

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Abstract

In this study, branched poly(ethyleneimine), BPEI, was synthesized from carboxylic acid terminated multi-walled carbon nanotubes (c-MWNTs) and characterized using FTIR, TEM and TGA. The BPEI was then chemically grafted onto MWNTs to enhance the interfacial adhesion with the epoxy matrix. The epoxy composites with c-MWNTs and the BPEI-g-MWNTs were prepared using a sonication and mechanical stirring method, followed by curing at 100 degrees C and post-curing at 120 degrees C. The dynamic mechanical thermal analysis showed an impressive 49% increment in the storage elastic modulus in the composites. In addition, the nanoindentation on the composites exhibited significant improvement in the hardness and decrease in the plasticity index in the presence of the BPEI-g-MWNTs. Thus, epoxy composites with BPEI-g-MWNTs can be further explored as self-healing materials.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS
Publisher:	ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
Additional Information:	Copy right for this article belongs to the ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY, THOMAS GRAHAM HOUSE, SCIENCE PARK, MILTON RD, CAMBRIDGE CB4 0WF, CAMBS, ENGLAND
Keywords:	MECHANICAL-PROPERTIES; POLYMER COMPOSITES; SHIELDING MATERIALS; THERMAL-PROPERTIES; FUNCTIONALIZATION; NANOCOMPOSITES; RESIN; CONDUCTIVITY; INTEGRATION; DISPERSION
Department/Centre:	Division of Mechanical Sciences > Materials Engineering (formerly Metallurgy)
Date Deposited:	29 Apr 2015 04:58
Last Modified:	29 Apr 2015 04:58
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/51454

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