Efficient Solvent-Free Microwave Irradiation Synthesis of Highly Conductive Polypropylene Nanocomposites with Lowly Loaded Carbon Nanotubes
Xingru Yan, Jingjing Liu, Mojammel Alam Khan, Stephen Sheriff, Sravanthi Vupputuri, Rajib Das, Luyi Sun, David P. Young and Zhanhu Guo
Xingru Yan1
Jingjing Liu2
Mojammel Alam Khan3
Stephen Sheriff4
Sravanthi Vupputuri1
Rajib Das5
Luyi Sun2
David P. Young3
Zhanhu Guo1,*
1 Integrated Composites Laboratory (ICL) Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA
2 Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering and Polymer Program Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA
3 Department of Physics and Astronomy, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, 70803, USA
4 Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA
5 Oxea Chemical Company (OQ), Bay City, Texas, 77414, USA
Abstract
It was well established that microwave radiation was utilized initially to enhance the electrical conductivity of polymer nanocomposites (PNCs) introduced in carbon nanotubes (CNTs) without solvent involved. High electrical conductivity was obtained in Polypropylene (PP) nanocomposites with low carbon nanotubes (CNTs) loading levels. Under inert gas protection, the CNTs were heated through the transformation of electromagnetic energy into mechanical vibrations. The surface of PP was easily molten by the heat generated in CNTs, then a well-formed CNTs network was built under proper microwave treatment period and subsequent hot pressing. CNTs loading levels and processing temperatures play an important role in crystal structure, crystalline fraction and crystallization temperature of both nest PP and its PP/CNT PNCs. Moreover, the pressing temperature and CNT loading levels have an obvious effect on electrical conductivity, which are main factors on network formation. Electron transport with three-dimensional route was observed from the study of the variable range hopping (VRH) mechanistic. The unique negative magnetoresistance (MR) phenomena was shown in the PNCs and theoretically discussed by forward interference model. The calculated optical band gap of PNCs decreased with increasing CNT loadings. Other properties have been also well tested and analyzed.
Publication details
Received: 30 Apr 2020
Revised: 26 Jun 2020
Accepted: 07 Jul 2020
Published online: 08 Jul 2020
Article type:
Research Paper
DOI:
10.30919/esmm5f716
Volume:
9
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21-33
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ES Materials & Manufacturing, 2020, 9, 21-33
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Highly conductive polypropylene nanocomposites with lowly loaded carbon nanotubes were synthesized e....
Highly conductive polypropylene nanocomposites with lowly loaded carbon nanotubes were synthesized efficiently by microwave irradiation as an environment-friendly method.
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