Properties of halloysite nanotube-epoxy resin hybrids and the interfacial reactions in the systems
- 1. Department of Polymer Materials and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640 (China)
Description
A naturally occurred microtubullar silicate, halloysite nanotubes (HNTs), was co-cured with epoxy/cyanate ester resin to form organic-inorganic hybrids. The coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of the hybrids with low HNT concentration was found to be substantially lower than that of the plain cured resin. The moduli of the hybrids in the glassy state and rubbery state were significantly higher than those for the plain cured resin. The dispersion of HNTs in the resin matrix was very uniform as revealed by the transmission electron microscopy (TEM) results. The interfacial reactions between the HNTs and cyanate ester (CE) were revealed by the results of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The substantially increased properties of the hybrids were attributed to the covalent bonding between the nanotubes and the matrix
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1088/0957-4484/18/45/455703;
- PII
- S0957-4484(07)52383-4;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nanotechnology (Print)
- Journal Volume
- 18
- Journal Issue
- 45
- Journal Page Range
- p. 455703
- ISSN
- 0957-4484
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 39040428
- Subject category
- S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
- Descriptors DEI
- COVALENCE; CYANATES; DISPERSIONS; EPOXIDES; ESTERS; FOURIER TRANSFORM SPECTROMETERS; INFRARED SPECTRA; NANOTUBES; RESINS; SILICATES; THERMAL EXPANSION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY
- Descriptors DEC
- CARBONIC ACID DERIVATIVES; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; EXPANSION; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MICROSCOPY; NANOSTRUCTURES; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PETROCHEMICALS; PETROLEUM PRODUCTS; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; POLYMERS; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SPECTRA; SPECTROMETERS; SPECTROSCOPY