Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7889913 | Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing | 2018 | 40 Pages |
Abstract
The deposition of graphene oxide (GO) onto carbon fibers (CF) surface to form a hierarchical reinforcement structure has been achieved via various bonding types: van der Waals forces, zwitterionic interactions and covalent bonds. The functional groups, surface elements, contents of introduced GO, surface structures, morphologies and wettability of GO-deposited CF were characterized by FT-IR, XPS, TGA, Raman, SEM and Dynamic contact angle meter, respectively. Covalently grafting GO onto CF (CF-c-GO) has been proved to be the most effective way to improve the interfacial properties. Compared with pristine CF, the flexural strength, interlaminar shear strength and interfacial shear strength of CF-c-GO composites were increased by 28.7%, 22.7% and 50.6%, respectively. The CF-GO hierarchical composites featured a stronger interfacial bonding as evidenced by the fracture surface analysis, which demonstrated the enhancement in interfacial properties of hierarchical thermoplastic composites.
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Authors
Liu Liu, Fei Yan, Ming Li, Mengjie Zhang, Linghan Xiao, Lei Shang, Yuhui Ao,