Graphene/elastomer nanocomposites

Papageorgiou, Dimitrios G.; Kinloch, Ian A.; Young, Robert J.

doi:10.1016/j.carbon.2015.08.055

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“…Carbon nanomaterials have largely demonstrated their ability to provide, when incorporated into ordinarily insulating polymeric media, electrical conduction at a much lower filler content than carbon black particles [12,16,35,[97][98][99][100][101][102][103][104]. At a given amount of conductive particles called the percolation threshold, a continuous network of filler is formed across the matrix and the material undergoes a sudden transition from an insulator to a conductor.…”

Section: Electrical Properties Under Strainmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Mechanical and Electrical Properties of Elastomer Nanocomposites Based on Different Carbon Nanomaterials

Bokobza¹

2017

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Carbon nanostructures including carbon black, carbon nanotubes, graphite or graphene have attracted a tremendous interest as fillers for elastomeric compounds. The preparation methods of nanocomposites that have a strong impact on the state of filler dispersion and thus on the properties of the resulting composites, are briefly described. At a same filler loading, considerable improvement in stiffness is imparted to the host polymeric matrix by the carbon nanomaterials with regard to that provided by the conventional carbon black particles. It is mainly attributed to the high aspect ratio of the nanostructures rather than to strong polymer-filler interactions. The orienting capability of the anisotropic fillers under strain as well the formation of a filler network, have to be taken into account to explain the high level of reinforcements. A comparison of the efficiency of the different carbon nanostructures is carried out through their mechanical and electrical properties but no clear picture can be obtained since the composite properties are strongly affected by the state of filler dispersion.

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Section: Electrical Properties Under Strainmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Their use as reinforcing fillers for elastomeric materials holds great promise as a particular class of nanocomposites if the layered structure of graphite, similar to that of layered silicate, is exfoliated and if the separated nanosheets are well dispersed in the polymeric matrix [12][13][14][15][16].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Mechanical and Electrical Properties of Elastomer Nanocomposites Based on Different Carbon Nanomaterials

Bokobza¹

2017

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“…Carbon nanotubes (CNT), both single [1,2] and multi-walled [3,4], graphene (G) [5][6][7][8] or graphitic nanofillers made of a few layers of graphene [9][10][11][12] are used to improve properties such as mechanical reinforcement, electrical and thermal conductivity, thermal and flame resistance, of thermoplastic [13][14][15], elastomeric [14][15][16][17][18] and thermoset [19][20][21] matrices. Such nanosized carbon allotropes can be dispersed as individual particles in the polymer matrix and, thanks to their high surface area, can establish large interaction with the polymer, much larger than the one observed with nanostructured carbon black (CB), whose primary particles are fused together to form aggregates [22].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Master curves for the sulphur assisted crosslinking reaction of natural rubber in the presence of nano- and nano-structured sp2 carbon allotropes

Musto¹,

Barbera²,

Cipolletti³

et al. 2017

Express Polym. Lett.

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Abstract. In this paper, master curves are reported for the crosslinking of a diene rubber with a sulphur based system in the presence of either nano-or nano-structured carbon allotropes, such as carbon nanotubes (CNT), a nanosized graphite with high surface area (HSAG) and carbon black (CB). Poly(1,4-cis-isoprene) from Hevea Brasiliensis was the diene rubber and crosslinking was performed in temperatures ranging from 151 to 180°C, with carbon allotropes below and above their percolation threshold. Such carbon allotropes were characterized by different aspect ratio, surface area and pH. However, in the crosslinking reaction, they revealed common behaviour. In fact, the specific interfacial area could be used to correlate crosslinking parameters, such as induction time (t s1 ) and activation energy (E a ) calculated by applying the autocatalytic model. Monotonous decrease of t s1 and increase of E a were observed, with points lying on master curves, regardless of the nature of the carbon allotropes. Remarkable differences were however observed in the structure of the crosslinking network: when the carbon allotrope was above the percolation threshold much larger crosslinking density was obtained in the presence of CNT whereas composites based on HSAG became soluble in hydrocarbon solvent, after the reaction with a thiol. Proposed explanation of these results is based on the reactivity of carbon allotropes with sulphur and sulphur based compounds, demonstrated through the reaction of 1-dodecanethiol and sulphur with CNT and HSAG and with a model substrate such as anthracene.

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“…have attracted considerable interest due to the significantly improved properties that may be attained [14,15]. However, the full potential of carbon nanomaterials is yet to be realized due to difficulties of dispersing and aligning such additives in polymers [16][17][18].…”

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A novel route for tethering graphene with iron oxide and its magnetic field alignment in polymer nanocomposites

Zhang

Ladani

et al. 2016

Polymer

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We present a new route for tethering graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) with Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticles to enable their alignment in an epoxy using a weak magnetic field. The GNPs are first stabilised in water using poly(vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP) and Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticles are then attached via coprecipitation. The resultant Fe 3 O 4 /PVP-GNPs nanohybrids are superparamagnetic and can be aligned in an epoxy resin, before gelation, by applying a weak magnetic field as low as 0.009 T.A theoretical model describing the alignment process is presented. The resulting nanocomposites exhibit anisotropic properties with significantly improved electrical conductivities (three orders of magnitude) in the alignment direction and dramatically increased fracture energy (about 530%) when the nanohybrids are aligned transverse to the crack growth direction, compared with the unmodified epoxy. Compared with the randomly-oriented nanocomposites, these aligned nanocomposites show approximately 50% increase in toughness transverse to the alignment direction and a seven-fold increase in electrical conductivity in the alignment direction.

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Graphene/elastomer nanocomposites

Cited by 334 publications

References 209 publications

Mechanical and Electrical Properties of Elastomer Nanocomposites Based on Different Carbon Nanomaterials

Mechanical and Electrical Properties of Elastomer Nanocomposites Based on Different Carbon Nanomaterials

Master curves for the sulphur assisted crosslinking reaction of natural rubber in the presence of nano- and nano-structured sp2 carbon allotropes

A novel route for tethering graphene with iron oxide and its magnetic field alignment in polymer nanocomposites

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