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Composites of poly(ethylene terephthalate) and multi-walled carbon nanotubes
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McCrossan, K., McClory, C., Mayoral, B., Thompson, D., McConnell, D., McNally, Tony, Murphy, M., Nicholson, T., Martin, D. and Halley, P. (2011) Composites of poly(ethylene terephthalate) and multi-walled carbon nanotubes. In: McNally, Tony and Pötschke, P., (eds.) Polymer Carbon Nanotube Composites: Synthesis, Properties and Applications. Woodhead Publishing Series in Composites Science and Engineering . Cambridge, UK.: Woodhead Publishing Limited, pp. 545-586. ISBN 9781845697617
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1533/9780857091390.2.545
Abstract
The unique and extraordinary mechanical, electrical and thermal conductivity properties of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) make them ideal candidates as functional fillers for polymeric materials. Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) is an important engineering plastic finding widespread application in automotive, electronic and packaging technologies. The key challenge to achieving enhanced polymer properties is efficient dispersion and distribution of MWCNTs in the polymer matrix. In this chapter, we describe the preparation of composites of a PET with MWCNTs via melt mixing and, employing many of the characterisation techniques described elsewhere in this book, we investigate the extent of MWCNT dispersion by correlating microscopic observations with electrical and rheological percolation measurements. We also report the effect of MWCNT addition on PET thermal stability using thermal gravimetry analysis, and on PET crystallisation behaviour using a combination of Fourier transform infrared and Raman spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry and wide angle X-ray diffraction.
Item Type: | Book Item | ||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Engineering > WMG (Formerly the Warwick Manufacturing Group) | ||||
Series Name: | Woodhead Publishing Series in Composites Science and Engineering | ||||
Publisher: | Woodhead Publishing Limited | ||||
Place of Publication: | Cambridge, UK. | ||||
ISBN: | 9781845697617 | ||||
Book Title: | Polymer Carbon Nanotube Composites: Synthesis, Properties and Applications | ||||
Editor: | McNally, Tony and Pötschke, P. | ||||
Official Date: | 2011 | ||||
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Page Range: | pp. 545-586 | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||
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