Synthesis and characterization of diamond-coated CNTs and their reinforcement in Nylon-6 single fiber

Vijaya K Rangari; Ghouse M Mohammad; Shaik Jeelani; Yuri V Butenko; Vinod R Dhanak

doi:10.1021/am1002926

Synthesis and characterization of diamond-coated CNTs and their reinforcement in Nylon-6 single fiber

ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2010 Jul;2(7):1829-34. doi: 10.1021/am1002926.

Authors

Vijaya K Rangari¹, Ghouse M Mohammad, Shaik Jeelani, Yuri V Butenko, Vinod R Dhanak

Affiliation

¹ Materials Science and Engineering, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Alabama 36088, USA. rangariv@tuskegee.edu

PMID: 20557122
DOI: 10.1021/am1002926

Abstract

Diamond nanoparticle (DN)-coated CNTs were synthesized using a cationic surfactant-assisted sonochemical method. The as-prepared DN coated CNTs were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The results show that the DNs were coated on the outer wall surface of CNTs. The DN-coated CNTs were infused in Nylon-6 polymer through a melt extrusion process to form nanocomposite fibers that were tested for their tensile properties. The ultimate tensile strength is found to be 363 MPa for DN/CNTs/Nylon-6 single fibers as compared to 240 MPa for neat Nylon-6 single fibers. These results were also compared with Nylon-6 fibers infused with pristine CNTs and pristine DNs.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Caprolactam / analogs & derivatives*
Caprolactam / chemistry
Diamond / chemistry*
Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
Nanocomposites
Nanoparticles / chemistry*
Nanoparticles / ultrastructure*
Polymers / chemistry*
X-Ray Diffraction

Substances

Polymers
nylon 6
Caprolactam
Diamond