Synthesis and self‐assembly of polystyrene‐grafted multiwalled carbon nanotubes with a hairy‐rod nanostructure

Polystyrene‐grafted multiwalled carbon nanotubes (PS‐g‐MWNTs) with a hairy‐rod nanostructure were synthesized by the in situ free‐radical polymerization of styrene in the presence of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) terminated with vinyl groups. To quantitatively study the molecular weight and composition of polystyrene (PS) chains in PS‐g‐MWNTs, PS‐g‐MWNTs were fully defunctionalized by hydrolysis. The results showed that 1 of every 100 carbon atoms in MWNTs was functionalized at the tips and outer walls of the carbon nanotubes and grafted by PS with a weight‐average molecular weight of 9800 g/mol; therefore, a uniform thin layer (ca. 8–10 nm) of a PS shell was formed on the outer wall of MWNTs. PS‐g‐MWNTs were soluble in dimethylformamide and tetrahydrofuran. The thermal stability and glass‐transition temperature of PS in PS‐g‐MWNTs were obviously increased. Nanopins were formed on the glass substrates by the self‐assembly of PS‐g‐MWNTs, and the dewetting effect between the glass substrate and PS chains covered MWNTs during the evaporation of the solution. Both the length and diameter of the nanopins increased with the solution concentration. When PS‐g‐MWNTs were compression‐molded, MWNTs were dispersed uniformly in the PS matrix and formed good networks, such as circlelike and starlike structures, because of the entanglements of hairy PS chains on MWNTs. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 44: 3869–3881, 2006     

壳聚糖衍生物处理碳纳米管改性聚丙烯腈基碳纤维

自制了邻苯二甲酰化壳聚糖、萘甲酰化壳聚糖、羧甲基化壳聚糖等3种壳聚糖衍生物对多壁碳纳米管(MWNTs)进行表面处理,发现邻苯二甲酰化壳聚糖(PhthCS)能有效提高MWNTs在极性6～10范围溶剂中的分散性及稳定性,并考察了PhthCS的分子量及浓度对MWNTs的分散性及稳定性的影响;通过微观形貌和元素分析,发现MWN...     

Molecular mobility of free‐radical‐functionalized carbon‐nanotube/siloxane/poly(urea urethane) nanocomposites

Multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) were functionalized by a free‐radical reaction of vinyltriethoxysilane and were blended with poly(urea urethane) (PUU) containing poly(dimethylsiloxane) as a soft segment. PUU was end‐capped with aminopropyltriethoxysilane (A‐silane) or phenyltriethoxysilane (P‐silane).A‐silane‐end‐capped PUU was covalently bonded to functionalized MWNTs, whereas P‐silane‐end‐capped PUU was noncovalently bonded to pristine MWNTs by a π–π interaction. Fourier transform infrared, Raman spectra, and thermogravimetric analysis confirmed the functionalization of MWNTs. The results showed that the optimal reaction time of the functionalization of MWNT was 8 h, and the organic content of the modified carbon nanotubes reached 35.22%. Solid‐state nuclear magnetic resonance and dynamic mechanical analysis were used to investigate the molecular structure and molecular mobility of the carbon‐nanotube/PUU nanocomposites. A‐silane PUU covalently bonded to MWNTs showed a considerable reduction in the molecular motion of the soft segment, which led to the glass‐transition temperature decreasing from ?117 to ?127 °C as MWNTs were incorporated. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 43: 6084–6094, 2005     

超声辐照原位乳液聚合制备聚苯乙烯包覆碳纳米管复合材料的结构与性能

采用超声辐照原位乳液聚合方法制备了聚苯乙烯(PS)包覆多壁碳纳米管(MWNTs)复合材料. 用TEM, FTIR, UV, XPS, GPC和TGA研究了复合材料的结构和性能. 结果表明, MWNTs对苯乙烯聚合过程具有抑制作用, 聚苯乙烯包覆MWNTs, 两者之间有较强的相互作用, 使复合材料的热性能得到改善, 起始分解温度从388 ℃提高到422 ℃.     

Effect of interaction between poly(ethylene terephthalate) and carbon nanotubes on the morphology and properties of their nanocomposites

Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) nanocomposites were prepared by melt‐extruding mixtures of PET and functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) with some interaction with PET molecules. For the functionalization of MWNTs, benzyl isocyanate and phenyl isocyanate with different molecular flexibility were employed on the surface of the MWNTs via chemical modification, respectively. The reaction for functionalization of MWNTs was confirmed by FTIR and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) measurements. TEM observations indicated that both benzyl and phenyl isocyanate groups covered the surface of the MWNTs after functionalization. The PET nanocomposites containing isocyanate groups showed improved mechanical properties, including the tensile strength and tensile modulus, compared with those with pristine and acid‐treated nanotubes. These improvements were ascribed to π–π interactions between the aromatic rings of PET molecules and the isocyanate group in MWNTs. The functionalized MWNTs showed a better dispersion of carbon nanotubes in the matrix polymer and a different fractured cross‐section morphology in scanning electron microscope measurements relative to the pristine MWNTs. The crystallinity of the functionalized MWNT‐PET nanocomposites was significantly higher than that of the pristine and acid‐treated MWNTs. FTIR results indicated that the presence of carbon nanotubes induced trans‐conformation of PET chains, and trans conformation was particularly dominant in PET composites incorporating MWNT‐phenyl. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 46: 900–910, 2008     

Bulk polymerized polystyrene in the presence of multiwalled carbon nanotubes

The in situ bulk polymerization method was applied to synthesize composites of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) and polystyrene (PS) under ultrasonication to open π-bonds in the MWNTs. Morphology of the composite products was studied by both scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Thermal properties and molecular weight of the PS synthesized in the presence of the MWNTs were examined by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and gel permeation chromatography (GPC), respectively. The MWNTs were observed to play an important role as initiator consumers during the polymerization reaction. Electrical conductivity of a film-type sample of the PS/MWNT nanocomposite was found to increase with increased amount of MWNTs added, following the percolation theory.     

Hydrophobic adsorption of surfactants on water-soluble carbon nanotubes: A simple approach to improve sensitivity and antifouling capacity of carbon nanotubes-based electrochemical sensors

Water-soluble multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) were prepared by the strong adsorption of Congo red (CR) on MWNTs. The CR-functionalized MWNTs (MWNTs–CR) had a high solubility, a high purity and a special property of strong rebundling when dried, capable of forming uniform and compact MWNTs films with a 3D network structure of nanosizes on a glassy carbon electrode (GCE). Compared with GCE, the electrochemical response of estradiol at a MWNTs–CR modified glassy carbon electrode (MWNTs–CR/GCE) was greatly enhanced, which was further amplified by the addition of trace cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) in solution, along with the accomplishment of antifouling capacity of the modified electrode. The weak hydrophobic adsorption of surfactants on the hydrophobic and smooth surface of MWNTs was found to be the key for simultaneously improving the sensitivity and antifouling capacity of carbon nanotube-based electrochemical sensors by surfactants.     

Study on the friction and wear behavior of surface‐modified carbon nanotube filled carbon fabric composites

The functionalization of multi‐walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) was achieved by grafting furfuryl amine (FA) onto the surfaces of MWNTs. Furthermore, the functional MWNTs were incorporated into carbon fabric composites and the tribological properties of the resulting composites were investigated systematically on a model ring‐on‐block test rig. Friction and wear tests revealed that the modified MWNTs filled carbon fabric composite has the highest wear resistance under all different sliding conditions. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA) revealed that MWNTs were successfully functionalized and the modification led to an improvement in the dispersion of MWNTs, which played an important role on the enhanced tribological properties of carbon fabric composites. It can also be found that the friction and wear behavior of MWNTs filled carbon fabric composites are closely related with the sliding conditions such as sliding speed, load, and lubrication conditions. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

高性能环氧树脂/碳纳米管复合物的热分析研究

用差示扫描量热仪(DSC)、热失重分析仪(TGA)和动态力学热分析仪(DMTA)研究了多壁碳纳米管(MWNTs)/高性能4,4′-二氨基二苯甲烷四缩水甘油环氧树脂(TGDDM)/4,4′-二氨基二苯基砜(DDS)复合物的热性能.Kissinger和Flynn-Wall-Ozawa的非等温固化动力学研究发现,随着MWNTs含量的增加,复合物固化反应的活化能先减小后增大.TGA研究表明,MWNTs的添加对环氧树脂热稳定性影响很小.碳纳米管填充到TGDDM/DDS体系后,复合物的储存模量随着MWNTs含量的增加而增大,而玻璃化温度却随之减小.     

Functionalization of carbon nanotubes using phenosafranin

Spectroscopic analysis and atomic force microscopy (AFM) phase imaging studies show self-assembly of phenosafranin (PSF) to multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs). The shift in absorption spectra is associated with charge transfer of valence electrons from PSF to electron accepting sites on the MWNTs. The Raman-active disorder modes are used to fingerprint PSF attachment to MWNTs via defect states. AFM phase imaging was used to obtain a molecular topographic visual confirmation of PSF attached to the MWNT.     

Preparation of polyaniline grafted multiwalled carbon nanotubes and conductive application in polyetherimide

A methodology for improving antistatic property of polyetherimide (PEI) composite using polyaniline (PANI) grafted multi‐walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) as conductive medium was proposed. First, the MWNTs grafted with PANI (PANI‐g‐MWNTs) were prepared by in‐situ polymerization in an emulsion system. Subsequently, PANI‐g‐MWNTs were blended with PEI using N‐methyl‐2‐pyrrolidone as solvent. After removing the solvent, the PEI/PANI‐g‐MWNT composite was prepared. As assisted conductive medium, the grafted PANI molecular chains on MWNT surface were dispersed in the PEI matrix to decrease the percolation value of the antistatic composites. The structure and morphology of PANI‐g‐MWNTs were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, transmission electron microscope, thermogravimetric analysis, and X‐ray powder diffraction, respectively. The dispersion of PANI‐g‐MWNTs in PEI matrix was studied by scanning electron microscope. The electrical performance was characterized by highly resistant meter. The volume resistivity of the conductivity percolation threshold was 1.781 × 10^?8 S/cm when the loading of PANI‐g‐MWNTs was 1.0 wt%. The conductivity of PANI‐g‐MWNTs/PEI composites was found to be higher than that of pristine MWNTs/PEI composite. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

聚(2,5-苯并(口恶)唑)/多壁碳纳米管复合材料的制备与性能

采用强氧化性酸处理多壁碳纳米管(MWNTs),形成功能化的多壁碳纳米管(MWNTs-COOH)。用傅里叶红外光谱(FT-IR)对处理前后MWNTs的表面官能团进行了分析,并利用原位聚合法成功制备了聚(2,5-苯并噁唑)(ABPBO)/MWNTs-COOH纳米复合材料。结果表明:碳纳米管经过酸处理后,表面含有较多羰基和羟基极性官能团,在ABPBO基体中分散均匀;复合材料保持了ABPBO的优异耐高温性能,其力学性能和光物理性能也得到了很大的提高。     

Nanostructured films from phthalocyanine and carbon nanotubes: surface morphology and electrical characterization

We report on the investigation of the surface morphology and DC conductivity of nanostructured layer-by-layer (LbL) films from nickel tetrasulfonated phthalocyanine (NiTsPc) alternated with either multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs/NiTsPc) or multi-walled carbon nanotubes dispersed in chitosan (MWNTs+Ch/NiTsPc). We have explored the surface morphology of the films by using fractal concepts and dynamic scale laws. The MWNTs/NiTsPc LbL films were found to have a fractal dimension of ca. 2, indicating a quasi Euclidean surface. MWNTs+Ch/NiTsPc LbL films are described by the Lai-Das Sarma-Villain (LDV) model, which predicts the deposition of particles and their subsequent relaxation. An increase in the wetting contact angle of MWNTs+Ch/NiTsPc LbL films was observed, as compared with MWNTs/NiTsPc LbL films, which presented an increase in the fractal dimension of the first system. Room temperature conductivities were found be ca. 0.45 S/cm for MWNTs/NiTsPc and 1.35 S/cm for MWNTs+Ch/NiTsPc.     

高分子量聚苯胺/碳纳米管复合材料的合成与表征

在导电聚合物中,聚苯胺（PANI）因其导电性能优良,环境稳定性好,合成工艺简单,原料成本低廉等优点,被认为是最有可能实际应用的导电聚合物．然而用传统方法合成的聚苯胺由于其分子量小,分子链中存在缺陷而使其导电性能和力学性能大大降低,从而限制了其实际应用．而高分子量聚苯胺的导电性能和力学性能比一般聚苯胺有较大的提高．     

多璧碳管/聚中性红修饰电极的制备及对鸟嘌呤和腺嘌呤的应用研究

结合纳米材料的电催化特性和中性红聚合物薄膜的分子识别能力, 以玻碳电极为基体制备了多壁碳管/聚中性红(MWNT/PNR)修饰电极, 并用表面扫描电镜和循环伏安法进行了表征. 实验表明, 该修饰电极对腺嘌呤(A)和鸟嘌呤(G)都表现出了良好的电催化性能. 在最佳条件下, 用示差脉冲伏安法对A和G进行了测定, 其氧化峰电流于A和G的浓度分别在0.01～4 μmol/L和0.01～8 μmol/L范围内呈良好的线性关系, 检测限均为5×10-9 mol/L (S/N=3). 该修饰电极可以用来同时测定DNA中的A和G.     

碳纳米管尺寸对电化学反应活性的影响

制备不同尺寸的多壁碳纳米管(MWNT)修饰电极,应用循环伏安法研究了相同管径、不同管长和相同管长、不同管径的多壁碳纳米管修饰电极在K3Fe(CN)6溶液中的电化学行为及其对尿酸、多巴胺等生物分子的电催化作用,以及尺寸效应对碳纳米管修饰电极电化学活性的影响规律.结果显示,在同一条件下,短管的MWNT比长管的更能有效促进K3Fe(CN)6的电子传递,更有利于对生物分子的电催化;管径对它的电化学行为及生物电催化活性影响较小,无明显规律.主要原因在于碳纳米管管端、管壁的不同电化学活性.     

聚合物对多壁碳纳米管的包覆改性研究

探讨了聚合物对碳纳米管的包覆改性.将多壁碳纳米管(MWNTs)通过浓硫酸和浓硝酸的混酸(体积比=3∶1)处理,使其带上羧基.将羧化MWNTs与甲基丙烯酸缩水甘油酯(GMA),苯乙烯双组分接枝聚苯乙烯(PS-g-(GMA-co-St))通过溶液共混方法,使其接在MWNTs上的羧基和GMA所带的环氧基团之间发生酯化反应,实现MWNTs表面接枝上PS-g-(GMA-co-St).扫描电镜观察表明,羧化MWNTs平均管径约为40nm,而接枝上PS-g-(GMA-co-St)的改性MWNTs管径可达约100nm.用四氢呋喃(THF)对表层包覆的PS-g-(GMA-co-St)刻蚀后,其直径降回到约40nm,这和先前观察到的羧化MWNTs的直径基本一致.对刻蚀后的MWNTs样品的FT-IR分析也表明MWNTs表面上存在接枝PS.表面经过PS-g-(GMA-co-St)修饰后,可以形成包覆层,为MWNTs在聚合物基体中分散、制备纳米功能材料提供了途径.     

THERMAL DECOMPOSITION AND FLAMMABILITY OF ACRYLONITRILE-BUTADIENE-STYRENE/MULTI-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES COMPOSITES

Thermal and flammability properties of acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer (ABS) with the addition of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) were studied.ABS/MWNTs composites were prepared via melt blending with the MWNTs content varied from 0.2% to 4.0% by mass.Thermogravimetry results showed that the addition of MWNTs accelerated the degradation of ABS during the whole process under air atmosphere,and both onset and maximum degradation temperature were lower than those of pure ABS.The destabilizat...     

碳纳米管上分子印迹微反应器的构建及催化Diels-Alder反应研究

分子印迹聚合物（MIP）在合成与催化方面的应用受到越来越多的关注.传统的本体聚合生成的聚合物往往具有活性中心的利用率低、活性中心不均一、底物难以到达等问题.由于纳米材料具有很高的比表面积,将MIP制备成纳米级别的材料将有可能解决这些问题.本研究的目的是在纳米材料上构建分子印迹微反应器(MIM).通过多壁碳纳米管(MWNTs)上羟基的酯化反应在碳纳米管表面枝接双键,以蒽和马来酸的加成反应产物为模板分子,甲基丙烯酸(MAA)为功能单体,乙二醇二甲基丙烯酸酯(EDMA)为交联剂,通过微波辐射聚合在碳纳米管表面枝接一层厚度约为30 nm 的分子印迹催化剂. 该催化剂对蒽和马来酸的加成反应具有明显的催化作用,反应开始后的180min内,催化反应速率是不加催化剂反应速率的1.77倍. 催化动力学遵守Michaelis-Menten方程,催化反应最大速率（vmax）为0.713 umolL-1S-1,米氏常数（KM）为17735.24 umolL-1.     

meso-四(4-酰肼基苯基)卟啉及其金属配合物共价和非共价修饰多壁碳纳米管

采用新方法合成了meso-四(4-酰肼基苯基)卟啉及其金属配合物, 通过化学键将酰肼卟啉上的酰肼基与活化的多壁碳纳米管(MWNTs)发生酰胺化反应, 从而得到卟啉共价化学修饰的多壁碳纳米管复合物; 利用卟啉环上的π电子与多壁碳纳米管管壁上的π电子通过π-π堆积效应, 得到卟啉非共价化学修饰的碳纳米管复合物. 通过红外光谱、紫外和荧光光谱对比分析, 发现在卟啉与碳纳米管间存在强烈的电子效应, 且非共价修饰的卟啉-碳纳米管复合物的荧光猝灭率更高.