Highly oriented, large area continuous composite nanofiber sheets made from surface-oxidized multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) and polyacrylonitrile (PAN) were successfully developed using electrospinning. The preferred orientation of surface-oxidized MWNTs along the fiber axis was determined with transmission electron microscopy and electron diffraction. The surface morphology and height profile of the composite nanofibers were also investigated using an atomic force microscope in tapping mode. For the first time, it was observed that the orientation of the carbon nanotubes within the nanofibers was much higher than that of the PAN polymer crystal matrix as detected by two-dimensional wide-angle X-ray diffraction experiments. This suggests that not only surface tension and jet elongation but also the slow relaxation of the carbon nanotubes in the nanofibers are determining factors in the orientation of carbon nanotubes. The extensive fine absorption structure detected via UV/vis spectroscopy indicated that charge-transfer complexes formed between the surface-oxidized nanotubes and negatively charged (-CN[triple bond]N:) functional groups in PAN during electrospinning, leading to a strong interfacial bonding between the nanotubes and surrounding polymer chains. As a result of the highly anisotropic orientation and the formation of complexes, the composite nanofiber sheets possessed enhanced electrical conductivity, mechanical properties, thermal deformation temperature, thermal stability, and dimensional stability. The electrical conductivity of the PAN/MWNT composite nanofibers containing 20 wt % nanotubes was enhanced to approximately 1 S/cm. The tensile modulus values of the compressed composite nanofiber sheets were improved significantly to 10.9 and 14.5 GPa along the fiber winding direction at the MWNT loading of 10 and 20 wt %, respectively. The thermal deformation temperature increased with increased MWNT loading. The thermal expansion coefficient of the composite nanofiber sheets was also reduced by more than an order of magnitude to 13 x 10(-6)/ degrees C along the axis of aligned nanofibers containing 20 wt % MWNTs. 相似文献
Summary: We report on a new route to synthesize polymeric carbon nanotube‐polyurethane (PU) nanocomposites. Multi‐walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) functionalized by chemical modification were incorporated as a crosslinker in prepolymer, which was prepared from a reaction of 4,4′‐methylene bis(phenylisocyanate) and poly(ε‐caprolactone)diol. The reinforcing effect of carbon nanotubes in crosslinked MWNT‐PU nanocomposites was more pronounced as compared to that in conventional MWNT‐PU nanocomposites. The optimum content of chemically modified MWNTs for crosslinking with polyurethane was determined to be approximately 4 wt.‐% in our samples, based on observation of a NCO peak in FT‐IR spectroscopy. MWNT‐crosslinked polyurethane containing 4 wt.‐% modified MWNTs showed the highest modulus and tensile strength among the composites and pure PU. The presence of functionalized MWNTs in the polymeric nanocomposite yielded enhancement in the thermal stability due to crosslinking of the MWNTs with PU.
Possible configuration for MWNT‐PU nanocomposite molecules and FT‐IR spectra of samples obtained during reaction of prepolymer with functionalized MWNTs (second step). 相似文献
In this study, polyamide6 (PA6) nanofiber mats were fabricated through the electrospinning process. The nanofibers were coated by polyaniline (PANI) using the in situ polymerization of aniline in the presence of graphene oxide. The composite of the PANI/graphene oxide–coated nanofiber mat was treated with hydrazine monohydrate to reduce graphene oxide to graphene, and this was followed by the reoxidation of PANI. Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), wide angle X‐ray diffraction (WAXD), thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA), tensile strength tests, electrical conductivity measurements, cyclic voltammetry (CV), and charge/discharge measurements were conducted on the composite PA6/graphene nanofiber mats. It was found that the surface of the PA6 nanofibers was coated uniformly with the granular PANI and graphene oxide. Besides, the composite nanofibers showed good tensile and thermal properties. Their electrical conductivity and specific capacitance, when used as a separator in the cell, were 1.02 × 10?4 S/cm and 423.28 F/g, respectively. Therefore, the composite PANI/reduced graphene oxide–coated PA6 nanofiber mats could be regarded as suitable candidates for application in energy storage devices. 相似文献
This study describes the direct electron transfer of multi‐copper oxidases, i.e., laccase (from Trametes versicolor) and bilirubin oxidase (BOD, from Myrothecium verrucaria) at multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) noncovalently functionalized with biopolymers of cellulose derivatives, i.e., hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC), methyl cellulose (MC), and carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC). The functionalization of the MWNTs with the cellulose derivatives is found to substantially solubilize the MWNTs into aqueous media and to avoid their aggregation on electrode surface. Under anaerobic conditions, the redox properties of laccase and BOD are difficult to be defined with cyclic voltammetry at either laccase/MWNT‐modified or BOD/MWNT‐modified electrodes. The direct electron transfer properties of laccase and BOD are thus studied in terms of the bioelectrocatalytic activities of the laccase/MWNT‐modified and BOD/MWNT‐modified electrodes toward the reduction of oxygen and found to be facilitated at the functionalized MWNTs. The possible application of the laccase‐catalyzed O2 reduction at the laccase/MWNT‐modified electrode is illustrated by constructing a CNT‐based ascorbate/O2 biofuel cell with the MWNT‐modified electrode as the anode for the oxidation of ascorbate biofuel. 相似文献
The electrochemical behavior of K3[Fe(CN)6] was studied on an ITO electrode that was coated with β‐cyclodextrin (CD) modified multi‐walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) and with carboxyl modified multi‐walled carbon nanotubes (MWNT‐COOHs). MWNT‐COOHs showed an excellent electrocatalytic effect on the redox of K3[Fe(CN)6] while MWNT‐CDs had a subdued effect on the electrochemical response of K3[Fe(CN)6]. It is probably due to mismatching between K3[Fe(CN)6] and cyclodextrin, which hampers the contact of K3[Fe(CN)6] with carbon nanotubes. Moreover, the electrochemical behavior of K3[Fe(CN)6] on the MWNT‐COOHs coated ITO electrode at various scan rates also was measured. The results indicated that both potential difference between redox peaks and peak current of K3[Fe(CN)6] increased with increasing scan rate. A good linearity of peak current versus scan rate was observed. 相似文献
Summary: Electro‐active shape‐memory composites were synthesized using conducting polyurethane (PU) composites and multi‐walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs). Surface modification of the MWNTs (by acid treatment) improved the mechanical properties of the composites. The modulus and stress at 100% elongation increased with increasing surface‐modified MWNT content, while elongation at break decreased. MWNT surface modification also resulted in a decrease in the electrical conductivity of the composites, however, as the surface modified MWNT content increased the conductivity increased (an order of 10−3 S · cm−1 was obtained in samples with 5 wt.‐% modified‐MWNT content). Electro‐active shape recovery was observed for the surface‐modified MWNT composites with an energy conversion efficiency of 10.4%. Hence, PU‐MWNT composites may prove promising candidates for use as smart actuators.
The electro‐active shape‐recovery behavior of PU‐MWNT composites. The pictured transition occurs within 10 s when a constant voltage of 40 V is applied. 相似文献
A sonochemical method has been successfully used to synthesize MnO2/MWNTs nanocomposites. The structure and nature of the resulting MnO2/MWNTs composite were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy‐dispersive X‐ray diffraction (EDX), X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS).The results show that the sonochemically synthesized MnO2 nanoparticles were homogeneously dispersed on the modified MWNT surfaces. The performance of the MnO2/MWNTs nanocomposites modified electrode was characterized using cyclic voltammetry (CV) and Nyquist plots. The electrode exhibits efficient electron transfer ability and high electrochemical response towards hydrazine. This may be attributed to the small particle size, high dispersion of MnO2 particles. The fabricated hydrazine sensor showed a wide linear range of 5.0×10?7–1.0×10?3 M with a response time less than 5 s and a detection limit of 0.2 μM. Taking the advantage of the unique properties of both MWNTs and MnO2, it would greatly broaden the applications of MWNTs and MnO2. 相似文献
We report a novel composite electrode made of chitosan‐SiO2‐multiwall carbon nanotube (CHIT‐SiO2‐MWNT) composite coated on the indium‐tin oxide (ITO) glass substrate. Cholesterol oxidase (ChOx) was covalently immobilized on the CHIT‐SiO2‐MWNT/ITO electrode that resulted in a ChOx/CHIT‐SiO2‐MWNT/ITO cholesterolactive bioelectrode. The CHIT‐SiO2‐MWNT/ITO and ChOx/CHIT‐SiO2‐MWNT/ITO electrodes were characterized with Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), cyclic voltammetry (CV) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The influence of various parameters was investigated, including the applied potential, pH of the medium, and the concentration of the enzyme on the performance of the biosensor. The cholesterol bioelectrode exhibited a sensitivity of 3.4 nA/ mgdL?1 with a response time of five seconds. The biosensor using ChOx/CHIT‐SiO2‐MWNT/ITO as the working electrode retained its original response after being stored for six months. The biosensor using ChOx/CHIT‐SiO2‐MWNT/ITO as the working electrode showed a linear current response to the cholesterol concentration in the range of 50–650 mg/dL. 相似文献