Fracture toughness of the sidewall fluorinated carbon nanotube-epoxy interface
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The effects ofᅠcarbon nanotubeᅠ(CNT)ᅠsidewall fluorination on theᅠinterfaceᅠtoughness of theᅠCNTᅠepoxyᅠinterfaceᅠhave been comprehensively investigated. Nanoscale quantitative single-CNT pull-out experiments have been conducted on individual fluorinatedᅠCNTsᅠembedded in an epoxy matrix,ᅠin situ, within aᅠscanning electron microscopeᅠ(SEM)ᅠusing an InSEMᆴᅠnanoindenter assisted micro-device. Equations that were derived using a continuum fracture mechanics model have been applied to compute theᅠinterfacialᅠfracture energy values for the system. Theᅠinterfacialᅠfracture energy values have also been independently computed by modeling the fluorinated graphene-epoxyᅠinterfaceᅠusingᅠmolecular dynamics simulationsᅠandᅠadhesionᅠmechanisms have been proposed.
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Ganesan, Yogeeswaran, Salahshoor, Hossein, Peng, Cheng, et al.. "Fracture toughness of the sidewall fluorinated carbon nanotube-epoxy interface." Journal of Applied Physics, 115, no. 22 (2014) AIP Publishing LLC.: http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4881882.