Ganesan, YogeeswaranSalahshoor, HosseinPeng, ChengKhabashesku, ValeryZhang, JiangnanCate, AveryRahbar, NimaLou, Jun2017-06-012017-06-012014Ganesan, Yogeeswaran, Salahshoor, Hossein, Peng, Cheng, et al.. "Fracture toughness of the sidewall fluorinated carbon nanotube-epoxy interface." <i>Journal of Applied Physics,</i> 115, no. 22 (2014) AIP Publishing LLC.: http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4881882.https://hdl.handle.net/1911/94746The 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.engArticle is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use.Journal articlehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4881882