Morphological Transformation in Polymer Composite Materials Filled with Carbon Nanoparticles: Part 1—SEM and XRD Investigations
Е. М. Иванькова, Igor Kasatkin, Gleb Vaganov, Vladimir Elokhovskiy, Alexander N. Bugrov, V. E. Yudin, Ewa Pavlová, Miroslav Šlouf
Abstract
HDPE-based nanocomposite fibers have been extruded from a melt and drawn up to draw ratio DR = 8. Two kinds of carbon nanodiscs (original ones and those exposed to additional annealing) have been used as fillers. Obtained nanocomposite fibers have been investigated with the help of different experimental methods: rheology, SEM and WAXS. It has been demonstrated that the annealed carbon nanodiscs possess a nucleation ability that finally leads to strong transformation of the material morphology.
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceNanocompositeNucleationComposite materialComposite numberRheologyNanoparticleAnnealing (glass)Morphology (biology)PolymerHigh-density polyethyleneCarbon fibersPolyethyleneNanotechnologyChemistryOrganic chemistryGeneticsBiologyCarbon Nanotubes in CompositesPolymer Nanocomposites and PropertiesPolymer crystallization and properties