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Improved mechanical and electrical properties in electrospun polyimide/multiwalled carbon nanotubes nanofibrous composites

Improved mechanical and electrical properties in electrospun polyimide/multiwalled carbon nanotubes nanofibrous composites
Improved mechanical and electrical properties in electrospun polyimide/multiwalled carbon nanotubes nanofibrous composites
Highly aligned polyimide (PI) and PI/multi-walled carbon nanotubes (PI/MWCNTs) nanofibrous composites by incorporating poly(ethylene oxide) as the dispersing medium were fabricated using electrospinning technique. The morphology, mechanical, and electrical properties of the electrospun nanofibrous composites were investigated. Scanning electron microscope showed that the functionalized MWCNTs (f-MWCNTs) were well dispersed and oriented along the nanofiber axis. Analysis of electrical properties indicated a remarkable improvement on the alternating current conductivity by introduction of the aligned f-MWCNTs. Besides, with addition of 3 vol.% f-MWCNTs, the obvious enhancement of tensile modulus and strength was achieved. Thus, the electrospun PI/MWCNTs nanofibrous composites have great potential applications in multifunctional engineering materials.
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Zha, Jun-Wei, Sun, Fang, Wang, Si-Jiao, Wang, Dongrui, Lin, Xiang, Chen, George and Dang, Zhi-Min (2014) Improved mechanical and electrical properties in electrospun polyimide/multiwalled carbon nanotubes nanofibrous composites. Journal of Applied Physics, 116 (13), 1-6. (doi:10.1063/1.4897230).

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Highly aligned polyimide (PI) and PI/multi-walled carbon nanotubes (PI/MWCNTs) nanofibrous composites by incorporating poly(ethylene oxide) as the dispersing medium were fabricated using electrospinning technique. The morphology, mechanical, and electrical properties of the electrospun nanofibrous composites were investigated. Scanning electron microscope showed that the functionalized MWCNTs (f-MWCNTs) were well dispersed and oriented along the nanofiber axis. Analysis of electrical properties indicated a remarkable improvement on the alternating current conductivity by introduction of the aligned f-MWCNTs. Besides, with addition of 3 vol.% f-MWCNTs, the obvious enhancement of tensile modulus and strength was achieved. Thus, the electrospun PI/MWCNTs nanofibrous composites have great potential applications in multifunctional engineering materials.

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Accepted/In Press date: 24 September 2014
Published date: 2 October 2014
Organisations: EEE

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Local EPrints ID: 373683
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/373683
ISSN: 0021-8979
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Author: Jun-Wei Zha
Author: Fang Sun
Author: Si-Jiao Wang
Author: Dongrui Wang
Author: Xiang Lin
Author: George Chen
Author: Zhi-Min Dang

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