A single glass fiber with ultrathin layer of carbon nanotube networks beneficial to in-situ monitoring of polymer properties in composite interphases
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Abstract
Electrophoretic deposition (EPD) is used to deposit multiwalled carbon nanotube networks (CNTs) onto electrically insulating glass fiber surfaces. We found that the thin networks on a single glass fiber surface exhibit semiconducting properties. This enables us to realize a single CNT-glass fiber as a probe with novel multifunctional capabilities for in-situ monitoring of various chemical/physical transitions, particularly in the interphase region between polymer and glass fiber. Because of the intimate interaction between CNTs and polymers in the vicinity of a glass fiber, our CNT probe can rapidly sense the local changes of fundamental polymer properties, such as glass transition, reaction activation energy, cross-linking reaction, and crystallization.
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Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | S115-S120 |
Journal | Soft Materials |
Volume | 12 |
Publication status | Published - 24 Nov 2014 |
Peer-reviewed | Yes |
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Keywords
- Chemical/Physical sensor, CNT probe, Cross-linking reaction, Crystallization, Glass transition temperature, Interphase