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Tuning the dispersion of multiwall carbon nanotubes in co-continuous polymer blends: a generic approach

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Title Tuning the dispersion of multiwall carbon nanotubes in co-continuous polymer blends: a generic approach
 
Creator BOSE, S
BHATTACHARYYA, AR
KHARE, RA
KULKARNI, AR
PATRO, TU
SIVARAMAN, P
 
Subject nanocomposites
 
Description Melt-mixed blends of polyamide 6 and acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (PA6/ABS) with multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) were prepared with the intention to develop conducting composites. A generic strategy, namely specific interactions combined with reactive coupling, was adopted to facilitate and to retain the 'network-like' structure of MWNTs during melt-mixing. This was facilitated by the sodium salt of 6-amino hexanoic acid (Na-AHA) and certain phosphonium based modifiers, where it was envisaged that these modifiers would establish specific interactions (either 'cation-pi' or 'pi-pi') with the 'pi-electron' clouds of MWNTs, as well as restricting them in the PA6 phase of the blends via reactive coupling. This route eventually led to a remarkable increase in the electrical conductivity and dielectric constant in the blends with MWNTs. Raman, FTIR and TEM investigations further supported these observations.
 
Publisher IOP PUBLISHING LTD
 
Date 2011-08-04T02:44:05Z
2011-12-26T12:54:31Z
2011-12-27T05:42:28Z
2011-08-04T02:44:05Z
2011-12-26T12:54:31Z
2011-12-27T05:42:28Z
2008
 
Type Article
 
Identifier NANOTECHNOLOGY, 19(33), -
0957-4484
http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0957-4484/19/33/335704
http://dspace.library.iitb.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10054/9221
http://hdl.handle.net/10054/9221
 
Language en