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Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering >> 2021, Volume 15, Issue 5 doi: 10.1007/s11705-020-2007-9

Synthesis of hierarchical nanohybrid CNT@Ni-PS and its applications in enhancing the tribological, curing and thermal properties of epoxy nanocomposites

. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan 232001, China.. School of Energy Resources and Safety, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan 232001, China.. School of Mechanical Engineering, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan 232001, China

Received: 2020-12-09 Accepted: 2021-01-25 Available online: 2021-01-25

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Abstract

Poor interfacial adhesion and dispersity severely obstruct the continued development of carbon nanotube (CNT)-reinforced epoxy (EP) for potential applications. Herein, hierarchical CNT nanohybrids using nickel phyllosilicate (Ni-PS) as surface decorations (CNT@Ni-PS) were synthesized, and the nanocomposites derived from varied mass fractions of EP and CNT@Ni-PS were prepared. The morphological structures, tribological performances, curing behaviors and thermal properties of EP/CNT@Ni-PS nanocomposites were carefully investigated. Results show that hierarchical CNT nanohybrids with homogeneous dispersion and well-bonded interfacial adhesion in the matrix are successfully obtained, presenting significantly improved thermal and tribological properties. Moreover, analysis on cure kinetics proves the excellent promotion of CNT@Ni-PS on the non-isothermal curing process, lowering the curing energy barrier steadily.

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