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  • Nano-mesh superstructure in single-walled carbon nanotube/polyethylene nanocomposites, and its impact on rheological, thermal and mechanical properties
    Oseli, Alen ...
    The mesh formation of single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) superstructure, i.e. nano-mesh, in low- and high-density polyethylene (LDPE and HDPE) matrices was observed by using plasma etching ... technique and SEM analysis. Nano-mesh was established by two mechanisms: i) alignment of SWCNT bundles (forming network backbone) and ii) shish-kebab induced crystallization (forming network net). The network was formed at low SWCNT content due to the high aspect ratio of nano-filler, which additionally contributed to alignment. Established nano-mesh superstructure caused confinement effect disrupting crystallization and melting kinetics, which directly affected mechanical properties. Although mechanical properties of LDPE and HDPE nanocomposites profoundly improved, i.e. Young%s modulus increased for 230% and 30%, respectively, at only 1 wt% of SWCNTs, HDPE nanocomposites showed visible confinement that reduced effective reinforcement. It seems that HDPE nanocomposites cannot achieve full reinforcing potential since confinement effect restricts the crystal growth, which gradually reduces effective reinforcement in semi-dilute regime.
    Vir: Composites. Part A, Applied science and manufacturing. - ISSN 1359-835X (Vol. 136, Sep. 2020, str. 1-10)
    Vrsta gradiva - članek, sestavni del
    Leto - 2020
    Jezik - angleški
    COBISS.SI-ID - 17053187

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    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1359835X20302116?dgcid=author
    Repozitorij Univerze v Ljubljani – RUL
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