Measurement of Interfacial Energy and Friction Between Carbon Nanotubes and Polymer Matrix by a Micro-Pullout Test

A review of the interfacial characteristics of polymer nanocomposites containing carbon nanotubes

“…146 The strength at the interface has been measured using nano-pull-out tests. [147][148][149][150][151][152][153][154][155][156] These experiments are very difficult to perform and the scatters in the data are signicantly high. Interfacial shear strength can be measured from the bulk composite by load transfer experiments, at higher load there is slippage between the carbon nanotube and the polymer matrix.…”

An improved pull‐out model for the carbon nanotube/nanofiber‐reinforced polymer composites with interfacial defects

“…There have been a few pull‐out tests conducted by other researchers published in the open literatures ; however, none of them had paid attention to the issue of interfacial defect, although it does exist in a variety of CNTs/CNFs–reinforced polymer composites. Given this situation, we choose to validate our analytical model by two steps: First, we degrade our model to the case without interfacial defects and compared it with the existing experimental results.…”

“…Up to now, different methods have been used to investigate the pull‐out mechanisms of CNTs/CNFs, including the experimental studies, atomistic modeling, and continuum modeling. Experimentally, individual CNT/CNF pull‐out tests have been performed using different techniques . On the atomistic scale, the pull‐out procedure and the interfacial properties between CNT/CNF and matrix have been extensively studied by means of molecular mechanics and molecular dynamics calculations .…”

Evolution of thermal properties of natural rubber nanocomposites functionalized by nickel–zinc ferrite and potassium strontium niobate nanopowders

“…Some typical examples of polymer/ceramic composites and nanocomposites of technological interest are: (1) composites formed by paraelectric particles of Ba 0.6 Sr 0.4 TiO 3 with different size and particle concentration dispersed in a low-loss dielectric matrix that can be applied in microwave devices for wireless telecommunications [5]; (2) hybrid composites based on ferroelectric and piezoelectric crystal particles, randomly distributed in a polymer matrix of epoxy resin represent a novel class of materials with potential to be applied as integrated capacitors, acoustic emission sensors, smart skins and leakage current controllers [6]; (3) carbon nanotubes and carbon black embedded in thermoplastic and elastomeric matrices producing significant mechanical, electric, anti-aging and thermal improvements in the composites and nanocomposites making them suitable for production of automobile pieces, footwear and use in pneumatic industries [7,8]; and (4) magnetic composite and nanocomposites based on ferrites, iron and nickel oxides in concentrations of up to 600 phr dispersed in polymeric matrices that can be used as flexible microwave absorbers, in wireless data communication, in local area network, satellite television and heating systems [3,9,10].…”