In situ formation of a carbon nanotube buckypaper for improving the interlaminar properties of carbon fiber composites

Yadong Wu; Xiuyan Cheng; Shaoyun Chen; Bo Qu; Rui Wang; Dongxian Zhuo; Lixin Wu

Materials & Design (Apr 2021)

In situ formation of a carbon nanotube buckypaper for improving the interlaminar properties of carbon fiber composites

Yadong Wu,
Xiuyan Cheng,
Shaoyun Chen,
Bo Qu,
Rui Wang,
Dongxian Zhuo,
Lixin Wu

Affiliations

Yadong Wu: Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
Xiuyan Cheng: Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, PR China
Shaoyun Chen: College of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Quanzhou Normal University, Quanzhou 362200, China
Bo Qu: College of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Quanzhou Normal University, Quanzhou 362200, China
Rui Wang: College of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Quanzhou Normal University, Quanzhou 362200, China; Corresponding author.
Dongxian Zhuo: College of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Quanzhou Normal University, Quanzhou 362200, China; Corresponding author.
Lixin Wu: Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, PR China

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 202
p. 109535

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To improve the interlaminar properties of carbon fiber reinforced polymer composites (CFRPs), a hybrid fiber mat (i-MBP-PCF) was prepared by in situ deposition of a multiwalled carbon nanotube buckypaper (i-MBP) on the surface of functionalized CF fabric (PCF). The effect of the hybrid fiber mat on the interlaminar and electrical properties was systematically investigated. The results showed that the i-MBP-PCF hybrid fiber mat showed excellent interlaminar and electrical property enhancement functions. The interlaminar shear strength (ILSS), Mode-II interlaminar fracture toughness (GIIC), and electrical conductivity in the out-of-plane direction of i-MBP-PCF/EP increased 68.6%, 44.4%, and 6080%, respectively, compared to those of the CF/EP composite.

Published in Materials & Design

ISSN: 0264-1275 (Print); 1873-4197 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/materials-and-design

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