磺化聚苯乙炔/多壁碳纳米管复合材料导电机理研究

将磺化聚苯乙炔(SPPA)与多壁碳纳米管(MWNT)超声共混制备得到SPPA/MWNT复合材料. 用四探针电阻率测试、场发射扫描电镜(FESEM)、XPS、UV-Vis、XRD等方法对复合材料导电机理进行研究. 结果表明, SPPA/MWNT的电导率发生两次突跃；掺杂剂MWNT具有低的临界阈值; 临界阈值附近, 复合材料中MWNT具有不连续分布的现象及复合材料电阻呈负温度系数(NTC)效应; SPPA/MWNT复合材料中MWNT的碳原子对SPPA 进行掺杂. 推测复合材料的导电机理为, 共轭聚合物SPPA不仅被导电粒子MWNT物理填充, 同时还被MWNT的碳原子掺杂, 使复合材料中存在两种导电通路而导电, 一是因被掺杂而成为高电导率主体的SPPA相互接触形成的导电通路, 二是MWNT相互接触形成的导电通路.     

多壁碳纳米管/溴/聚苯乙炔三元复合材料导电性能的研究

通过机械共混和溶液共混制备了多壁碳纳米管(MWNTs)/溴/聚苯乙炔(PPA)三元复合材料, 复合材料表现出良好的导电性能, 电导率为10 S/m, 达到掺溴MWNTs的导电水平. 通过固体紫外光谱、XPS和SEM分析了复合材料中MWNTs、溴与PPA三者之间的相互作用, 研究了独立导电单元的形成, 以及导电单元对电导率提高所起的作用. 结果表明, 当MWNTs含量较低时, MWNTs和PPA之间的溴转移导致复合材料电导率降低; MWNTs含量较高时, 独立导电单元的数目增多, 复合材料的电导率随之大幅提高.     

磺化聚苯乙炔/多壁碳纳米管复合材料导电特性和机理的研究

将磺化聚苯乙炔(SPPA)与多壁碳纳米管(MWCNTs)超声共混制备得到SPPA/MWCNTs复合材料. 用X光电子能谱仪、固体紫外-可见分光光度计、X射线衍射仪、四探针、场发射扫描电镜等对复合材料导电特性及机理进行研究. 结果表明: SPPA/MWCNTs 复合材料中SPPA与MWCNTs发生电荷转移而被掺杂, 并且由于SPPA与MWCNTs间的电荷转移, 彼此间存在一定的相互作用力; 复合材料电阻呈负温度系数效应; SPPA/MWCNTs复合材料电导率发生两次突跃. 可能的导电机理为, 复合材料中SPPA不仅被MWCNTs物理填充, 同时还被MWCNTs掺杂, 复合材料中存在两种导电通路, 一是SPPA与MWCNTs的碳原子发生电荷转移而被掺杂, 彼此之间存在一定的相互作用力, 导致SPPA包裹MWCNTs形成独立导体单元, 这种独立单元相互接触形成导电通路; 二是MWCNTs彼此之间相互接触形成导电通路, 并建立了该导电机理的理论模型.     

导电高聚物聚苯乙炔及其衍生物

聚苯乙炔(PPA)是一种具有半导体特性的高聚物。本文介绍了PPA及其衍生物的合成、化学结构与谱图及载流子的输运性质。     

多壁碳纳米管/溴/聚苯乙炔三元共混物导电性能的研究

通过机械共混和溶液共混制备了多壁碳纳米管(MWNTs)/溴/聚苯乙炔(PPA)三元复合材料,复合材料表现出良好的导电性能,电导率为10S/m,达到掺溴MWNTs的导电水平.通过固体紫外光谱、XPS和SEM分析了复合材料中MWNTs、溴与PPA三者之间的相互作用,研究了独立导电单元的形成,以及导电单元对电导率提高所起的作用.结果表明,当MWNTs含量较低时,MWNTs和PPA之间的溴转移导致复合材料电导率降低;MWNTs含量较高时,独立导电单元的数目增多,复合材料的电导率随之大幅提高.     

碳纳米管/聚乙烯复合材料薄膜紫外线透过性能的研究

阳光中的紫外线是引起高分子材料老化的最主要因素,高分子材料被紫外线照射后发生一系列的光化学反应,导致材料变色、变脆、透明度下降和力学性能降低,缩短了其使用寿命,长期以来,围绕紫外光对高分子材料老化作用的问题,科学工作者进行了广泛的观测和研究。结果表明,在高     

溴蒸气掺杂聚苯乙炔的导电机理

通过溴蒸气的吸附, 聚苯乙炔(PPA)的电导率比吸溴前提高近12个数量级. 采用固体紫外光谱、X光电子能谱研究了溴与PPA之间的p-π共轭效应, 探讨了掺溴PPA的导电机理. 研究表明, PPA掺溴产生了溴负离子和电子转移复合物, 促使导电率提高. 实验证明压力作用的增大有利于增强溴与PPA之间的共轭作用, 温度升高导致掺溴PPA中p-π共轭结构减少, 导致电导率降低.     

聚苯乙炔包覆多壁碳纳米管的制备及其分散性

用苯乙炔合成聚苯乙炔(PPA), 对多壁碳纳米管进行纯化、氧化, 然后将多壁碳纳米管与PPA一起在甲苯中超声分散. 结果显示氧化多壁碳纳米管已被PPA包覆且能够稳定分散于甲苯溶液中, 一个多月不沉降. 分别采用傅立叶变换红外(FTIR)光谱、酸碱滴定、拉曼光谱分析氧化后多壁碳纳米管的结构变化. 利用高分辨透射电镜(HRTEM)分别观察纯化、氧化、PPA包覆多壁碳纳米管的分散情况.     

聚苯乙炔衍生物对碳纳米管的溶解作用与表面巯基官能化

设计合成了带巯基的聚苯乙炔衍生物,在产物的红外光谱上,3312和776 cm-1处炔氢特征吸收与2106 cm-1处碳碳三键的特征红外吸收消失;在产物的1H-NMR谱上,对应单体上炔氢的化学位移(δ=3.0)消失而对应共轭烯烃的化学位移(δ=6.4)出现;这些谱学特征变化证明了聚合反应的发生.巯基官能化的聚苯乙炔不仅能够发挥聚苯乙炔衍生物对碳纳米管的增溶作用,而且具有将碳纳米管表面巯基功能化的特殊性能.通过巯基与ZnO之间的强相互作用,ZnO纳米粒子被组装到巯基官能化的聚苯乙炔/碳纳米管杂化结构的外壳.本研究提供了制备新的多元复合纳米结构材料的方法.     

聚苯乙炔LB多层膜及其光电导性能的研究

制备了聚苯乙炔（ＰＰＡ）ＬＢ多层膜，将其作为电荷产生层首次应用于机能分离型光电导体领域．从π Ａ曲线发现，ＰＰＡ单分子膜具有表面压力的各向异性和松弛特性．ＴＥＭ照片显示，ＰＰＡ分子链在ＬＢ膜中有序排列．转移比和ＸＰＳ的研究表明，复合膜沉积均匀．与ＰＰＡ涂膜相比，以ＰＰＡ ＬＢ多层膜作为电荷产生层的光电导体表面充电电位Ｖ０＝１３４５Ｖ，光照１ｓ后的光衰百分比ΔＶ１ｓ＝６５０５％，半衰时间ｔ１／２＝０５８ｓ，具有更优异的光电导性能．     

Cytotoxicity of carbon nanotubes

With large-scale production and application at large scale, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) may cause ad-verse response to the environment and human health. Thus, study on bio-effects and safety of CNTs has attracted great attention from scientists and governments worldwide. This report briefly summa-rizes the main results from the in vitro toxicity study of CNTs. The emphasis is placed on the descrip-tion of a variety of factors affecting CNTs cytotoxicity, including species of CNTs, impurities contained, lengths of CNTs, aspect ratios, chemical modification, and assaying methods of cytotoxicity. However, experimental information obtained thus far on CNTs' cytotoxicity is lacking in comparability, and some-times there is controversy about it. In order to assess more accurately the potential risks of CNTs to human health, we suggest that care should be taken for issues such as chemical modification and quantitative characterization of CNTs in cytotoxicity assessment. More importantly, studies on physical and chemical mechanisms of CNTs' cytotoxicity should be strengthened; assaying methods and evaluating criteria characterized by nanotoxicology should be gradually established.     

碳纳米管在分离科学中的应用研究进展

碳纳米管(CNTs)作为一种新型纳米材料已在材料、催化、吸附分离等诸多领域得到了广泛的应用。本文对近年来CNTs在分离科学中的应用研究进展进行了简要评述,主要讨论了CNTs在固相萃取、固相微萃取、膜萃取、色谱固定相和毛细管电泳假固定相等方面的应用。     

Sulfonated carbon nanotubes/sulfonated poly(ether sulfone ether ketone ketone) composites for polymer electrolyte membranes

A series of composite membranes consisting of sulfonated carbon nanotubes (sCNTs) and sulfonated poly(ether sulfone ether ketone ketone) were successfully fabricated via the solution casting method. The chemical structure, as well as the long‐term stability of the sCNTs in different solvents, was investigated by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) analysis and solubility experiment, respectively. The morphology, tensile strength, proton conductivity, and methanol permeability of the composite membranes were also investigated. The scanning electron microscope (SEM) observation indicated the good dispersion of the carbon nanotubes in polymer matrix as well as the strong interfacial bonding between the sulfonated poly(ether sulfone ether ketone ketone) (SPESEKK) matrix and sCNTs. The addition of either pristine carbon nanotubes or modified carbon nanotubes significantly enhanced the tensile strength of the SPESEKK membrane. The proton conductivity of the SPESEKK membrane increased while the methanol permeability decreased as the sCNTs content increased, showing a strong interaction between the modified nanotubes and SPESEKK. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Preparation,structure, and property of polyoxymethylene/carbon nanotubes thermal conducive composites

Polyoxymethylene (POM)/multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) nanocomposites were prepared through a simple solution‐evaporation method assisted by ultrasonic irradiation. To enhance the dispersion of MWNTs in POM, MWNTs were chemically functionalized with PEG‐substituted amine (MWNT‐g‐PEG), which exhibited strong affinity with POM due to their similar molecular structure. The thermal conductivity and the mechanical properties of the composites were investigated, which showed that the thermal conductive properties of POM were improved remarkably in the presence of MWNTs, whereas reduced by using MWNT‐g‐PEG due to the heat transport barrier of the grafted‐PEG‐substituted amine chain. A nonlinear increase of the thermal conductivity was observed with increasing MWNTs content, and the Maxwell‐Eucken model and the Agari model were used for theoretical evaluation. The relatively high effective length factor of the composite predicted with mixture equation indicated that there were few entangles of MWNTs for the samples of MWNT‐g‐PEG in the composites. The mechanical strength of the composites can be improved remarkably by using suitable content of such functionalized MWNTs, and with the increase of the aliphatic chain length of PEG‐substituted amine, the toughness of the composites can be enhanced. Transmission electron microscope result indicated that MWNT‐g‐PEG exhibited strong affinity with POM and a good dispersion of MWNTs was achieved in POM matrix. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 48: 905–912, 2010     

Nucleation ability of multiwall carbon nanotubes in polypropylene composites

The nonisothermal crystallization of multiwall carbon nanotube (MWNT)/isotactic polypropylene (iPP) nanocomposites was investigated. The results derived from the differential scanning calorimetry curves (onset temperature, melting point, supercooling, peak temperature, half‐time of crystallization, and enthalpy of crystallization) were compared with those of neat iPP. The data were also processed according to Ozawa's theory and Dobreva's approach. These results and X‐ray diffraction data showed that the MWNTs acted as α‐nucleating agents in iPP. Accordingly, MWNT/iPP was significantly different from neat iPP: A fibrillar morphology was observed instead of the usual spherulites. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 41: 520–527, 2003     

Annealing induced electrical conductivity jump of multi‐walled carbon nanotube/polypropylene composites and influence of molecular weight of polypropylene

Multi‐walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT)/polypropylene (PP) composites were prepared by a micro melt mixing process. As‐prepared composites had relatively low electrical conductivity due to the disruption of MWCNT network by strong shear. The electrical conductivity jumped to high values throughout an annealing process above the melting temperature of PP. The significant enhancement of electrical conductivity was influenced by annealing time, temperature, and content of MWCNTs. In particular, molecular weight of PP played an important role in affecting the conductivity enhancement. The molecular weight of PP was varied from 190,000 to 340,000 to examine its effect on the electrical conductivity. By comparing the conductivity enhancement behavior of composites with different molecular weight PPs and observing the morphology evolution during annealing, it was found that reaggregation of MWCNTs and the subsequent formation of MWCNT network during annealing are the main reasons for the jump of electrical conductivity. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys, 2010     

Effect of carbon nanotubes on mechanical and electrical properties of polyimide/carbon nanotubes nanocomposites

Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) reinforced polyimide nanocomposites were synthesized by in situ polymerization using 4,4′-oxydianilline, MWNTs, and pyromellitic dianhydride followed by casting, evaporation and thermal imidization. A homogeneous dispersion of chemically modified MWNTs was achieved in polyimide matrix as evidenced by scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy. The incorporation of the modified MWNTs enhanced the mechanical properties of the polyimide due to the presence of strong interfacial interaction between the polymer matrix and the nanotubes in polymer composites. The resultant polyimide/MWNTs nanocomposites were electrically conductive with significant conductivity enhancement at 3 wt% MWNTs, which is favorable for many practical uses.     

Preparation and properties of natural rubber composites reinforced with pretreated carbon nanotubes

In order to achieve dramatic improvements in the performance of rubber materials, the development of carbon nanotube (CNT)‐reinforced rubber composites was attempted. The CNT/natural rubber (NR) nanocomposite was prepared through solvent mixing on the basis of pretreatment of CNTs. Thermal properties, vulcanization characteristics, and physical and mechanical properties of the CNT/NR nanocomposites were characterized in contrast to the carbon black (CB)/NR composite. Through the addition of the CNTs treated using acid bath followed by ball milling with HRH (hydrated silica, resorcinol, and hexamethylene tetramine) bonding systems, the crystallization melting peak in differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) curves of NR weakened and the curing rate of NR slightly decreased. Meanwhile, the over‐curing reversion of CNT/NR nanocomposites was alleviated. The dispersion of the treated CNTs in the rubber matrix and interfacial bonding between them were rather good. The mechanical properties of the CNT‐reinforced NR showed a considerable increase compared to the neat NR and traditional CB/NR composite. At the same time, the CNT/NR nanocomposites exhibited better rebound resilience and dynamic compression properties. The storage modulus of the CNT/NR nanocomposites greatly exceeds that of neat NR and CB/NR composites under all temperature regions. The thermal stability of NR was also obviously improved with the addition of the treated CNTs. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Orientational control of liquid crystal molecules via carbon nanotubes and dichroic dye in polymer dispersed liquid crystal

Polymer dispersed liquid crystals (PDLCs) using nematic liquid crystal and photo-curable polymer (NOA 65) were prepared by polymerisation-induced phase separation technique, in equal ratio (1:1) of polymer and liquid crystal (LC). We demonstrate that doping of small amount (0.125%, wt./wt.) of multiwall carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and orange azo dichroic dye in PDLC generously controlled the molecular orientation, dynamics of LC in droplet and size of droplets. The effects of multiwall CNTs and dye on PDLCs were studied in terms of transition temperature, droplet morphology, transmittance characteristic, contrast ratio and response time. The results exhibited that the values of the threshold electric fields were reduced from 8 V/µm (pure PDLC) to 1.18 and 1.72 V/µm, doped with multiwall CNTs and dye, respectively. The CNTs-doped PDLC shows faster switching response as compared with pure PDLC and dye-doped PDLC. However, dye-doped PDLC shows much higher contrast among all PDLC samples. Further, the results also illustrate that the birefringence value of LC in PDLCs was changed with doping of CNTs and dye.     

Polypropylene/carbon nanotube magnetic composites obtained using carbon nanotubes from sawdust

Magnetic polypropylene (PP) nanocomposites with different loadings (from 0.5 to 20 wt %) of carbon nanotubes with iron (CNT‐Fe) were fabricated using the melt‐mixing method. The carbon nanotubes were synthesized by pyrolysis of sawdust from the furniture industry. The morphological characterization shows homogenous dispersion of the filler in the polymer matrix. The addition of only 0.5 wt % CNT‐Fe already results in ferromagnetic behavior in the diamagnetic polymer matrix. The thermal properties were investigated using thermogravimetric analysis and differential scanning calorimetry. The results show an increase in the maximum degradation, crystallization, and melting temperatures of the nanocomposites compared with neat PP. The nanocomposites showed improvement in terms of mechanical and oxygen permeability properties. A very significant result of the work is the high remnant magnetization and coercivity values of the nanocomposites at room temperature whereas most of the works on similar systems show magnetic properties only at very low temperatures.