Physical and chemical characteristics of multiwalled carbon nanotubes functionalized with aminosilane and its influence on the properties of natural rubber composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1813-1822

  Shanmugharaj, A M ^a   Bae, J H ^a   Lee, Kwang Yong ^a   Noh, Woo Hyun ^a   Lee, Se Hyoung ^a   Ryu, Sung Hun ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites; B. Strength; B. Surface treatments surfaces; D. Infrared (IR) spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; RHEOMETERS; RUBBER; SILANES; SURFACE DEFECTS;

ACID TREATMENT; POLYMER-FILLER INTERACTION; SURFACE FUNCTIONALIZATION;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

ACID TREATMENT; CARBON; CRYSTALLINITY; DEGRADATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; NANOTUBE; NATURAL RUBBER; POLYMER; SURFACE MODIFICATION; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 33947393051     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2006.10.021     Document Type: Article

References (37)

1. Iijima S. Helical microtubules of graphitic carbon. Nature 354 (1991) 56-58
2. Ebbessen T.W., and Ajayan P.M. Large scale synthesis of carbon nanotubes. Nature 358 (1992) 220-222
3. Terrones M., Hsu W.K., Schilder A., Terrones H., Grobert N., and Hare J.P. Novel nanotubes and encapsulated nanowires. Appl Phys A. Mater Sci Process 66 (1998) 307-317
4. Darkrim F., and Levesque D. High absorptive property of opened carbon nanotubes at 77 k. J Phys Chem 104 (2000) 6773-6776
5. Ruoff R.S., and Lorents D.C. Mechanical and thermal properties of carbon nanotubes. Carbon 33 (1995) 925-930
6. Lau K.T., and Micrcea C. On the effective elastic moduli of carbon nanotubes for nanocomposite structures. Composites Part B: Eng 35 (2004) 95-101
7. Lau K.T. Interfacial bonding characteristics of nanotube/polymer composites. Chem Phys Lett 370 (2003) 399-405
8. Job A.E., Oliveira F.A., Alves N., Giacometti J.A., and Mattoso L.H.C. Conductive composites of natural rubber and carbon black for pressure sensors. Synth Met 135 (2003) 99-100
9. Frogley M.D., Ravich D., and Wagner H.D. Mechanical properties of carbon nanoparticle-reinforced elastomers. Compos Sci Technol 63 (2003) 1647-1654
10. Xiao K.Q., and Zhang L.C. The stress transfer efficiency of a single-walled carbon nanotube in epoxy matrix. J Mater Sci 39 (2004) 4481-4486
11. Baskaran D., Mays J.W., and Bratcher M.S. Polymer-grafted multiwalled carbon nanotubes through surface-initiated polymerization. Angew Chem Int Ed 43 (2004) 2138-2142
12. Hill D.E., Lin Y., Rao A.M., Allard L.F., and Sun Y.P. Functionalization of carbon nanotubes with polystyrene. Macromolecules 35 (2002) 9466-9471
13. Breton Y., Delpaux S., Benoit R., Salvetat J.P., Sinturel C., Beguin F., et al. Functionalization of multiwalled carbon nanotubes: properties of nanotubes-epoxy composites. Mol Cryst Liq Cryst 387 (2002) [359]/135-[364]/140
14. Kokai F., Koshio A., Shiraishi M., Matsuta T., Shimoda S., Ishihara M., et al. Modification of carbon nanotubes by laser ablation. Diamond Related Mater 14 (2005) 724-728
15. Lou X., Detrembleur C., Sciannamea V., Pagnoulle C., and Jérôme R. Grafting of alkoxyamine end-capped (co)polymers onto multi-walled carbon nanotubes. Polymer 45 (2004) 6097-6102
16. Ramanathan T., Fisher F.T., Ruoff R.S., and Brinson L.C. Amino-functionalized carbon nanotubes for binding to polymers and biological systems. Chem Mater 17 (2005) 1290-1295
17. Gojny F.H., Nastalczyk J., Roslaniec Z., and Schulte K. Surface modified multiwalled carbon nanotubes in CNT/epoxy-composites. Chem Phys Lett 370 (2003) 820-824
18. Pirlot C., Mekhalif Z., Fonseca A., Nagy J.B., Demortier G., and Delhalle J. Surface modifications of carbon nanotube/polyacrylonitrile composite films by proton beams. Chem Phys Lett 372 (2003) 595-602
19. Ma P.C., Kim J.-K., and Thang B.Z. Functionalization of carbon nanotubes using a silane coupling agent. Carbon 44 (2006) 3232-3238
20. Velasco-Santos C., Martínez-Hernández A.L., Lozada-Cassou M., Alvarez-Castillo A., and Castaño V.M. Chemical functionalization of carbon nanotubes through an Organosilane. Nanotechnology 13 (2002) 495-498
21. Vast L., Philippin G., Destree A., Moreau N., Fonseca A., Nagy J.B., et al. Chemical functionalization by a fluorinated trichlorosilane of multi-walled carbon nanotubes. Nanotechnology 15 (2004) 781-785
22. Deng Y., Deng C., Yang D., Yang C., Fu S., and Zhang X. Preparation, characterization and application of magnetic silica nanoparticle functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes. Chem Comm 44 (2005) 5548-5550
23. Belin T., and Epron F. Characterization methods of carbon nanotubes: a review. Mater Sci Eng B 119 (2005) 105-118
24. Reznik D., Olk C., Neumann A., and Copley J. X-ray powder diffraction from carbon nanotubes and nanoparticles. Phys Rev B 52 (1995) 116-124
25. Burian A., Dore J., Fischer H., and Sloan J. Structural studies of multiwalled carbon nanotubes by neutron diffraction. Phys Rev B 59 (1999) 1665-1668
26. Barros E.B., Souza Filho A.G., Lemos V., Mendes Filho J., Fagan S.B., Herbst M.H., et al. Charge transfer effects in acid treated single-wall carbon nanotubes. Carbon 43 (2005) 2495-2500
27. Eklund P.C., Holden J.M., and Jishi R.A. Vibrational modes of carbon nanotubes; Spectroscopy and theory. Carbon 33 (1995) 959-972
28. Zhao X., Ando Y., Qin L.C., Kataura H., Maniwa Y., and Saito R. Radial breathing modes of multiwalled carbon nanotubes. Chem Phys Lett 361 (2002) 169-174
29. Okpalugo T.I.T., Papakonstantinou P., Murphy H., McLaughlin J., and Brown N.M.D. Oxidative functionalization of carbon nanotubes in atmospheric pressure filamentary dielectric barrier discharge (APDBD). Carbon 43 (2005) 2951-2959
30. Jung K.C., Yang L.C., Hsiang K.F., Li C.H., and Chi C.T. Highly efficient microwave-assisted purification of multiwalled carbon nanotubes. Microelectron Eng 73-74 (2004) 570-577
31. Hu H., Yu A., Kim E., Zhao B., Itkis M.E., Bekyarova E., et al. Influence of zeta potential on the dispersibility and purification of single walled carbon nanotubes. J Phys Chem B 109 (2005) 11520-11524
32. Shanmugharaj A.M., and Bhowmick A.K. Influence of novel electron beam modified surface treated dual phase filler on rheometric and mechanical properties of styrene butadiene rubber vulcanizates. Rubber Chem Technol 76 (2003) 299-317
33. Ding R., and Leonov A.I. A kinetic model for sulfur accelerated vulcanization of a natural rubber compound. J Appl Polym Sci 61 (1996) 455-463
34. Borchardt H.J., and Daniels F.J. The application of differential thermal analysis to the study of reaction kinetics. J Am Chem Soc 79 (1957) 41-46
35. Sestak J., and Berggren G. Study of the kinetics of the mechanism of solid-state reactions at increasing temperatures. Thermochim Acta 3 (1971) 1
36. Zhao Q., Tannenbaum R., and Jacob K.I. Carbon nanotubes as Raman sensors of vulcanization of natural rubber. Carbon 44 (2006) 1740-1745
37. Treloar L.R.G. The physics of rubber elasticity (1958), Oxford University Press, London