• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.35 no.9
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• pp.999-1005
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• 2011

The effects of strain-induced crystallization (SIC) on the mechanical properties of elastomeric composites as functions of extension ratio (${\lambda}$), multiwalled carbon nanotube (CNT) content, and carbon black (CB) content are investigated. The differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) analysis shows that the degree of crystallinity increases with the increase in the CB and CNT content. As ${\lambda}$ increases, the glass transition temperature (Tg) of the composites increases, and the latent heat of crystallization (LHc) of the composites is maximum at ${\lambda}$=1.5. It is found that the mechanical properties have a linear relation with LHc, depending on the CNT content. According to the TGA (thermogravimetric analysis), the weight loss of the composite matrix is 94.3% and the weight of the composites decreases with the filler content. The ratio of tensile modulus ($E_{comp}/E_{matrix}$) is higher than that of tensile strength (${\sigma}_{comp}/{\sigma}_{matrix}$) because of the CNT orientation inside the elastomeric composites.

• Journal of Korea Foundry Society
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• v.29 no.6
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• pp.245-250
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• 2009

• Proceedings of the Korean Powder Metallurgy Institute Conference
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• 2005.11a
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• pp.21-21
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• 2005

• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.38 no.2
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• pp.240-249
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• 2014

Multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWNT) reinforced poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) composites are studied. To increase the interfacial interactions between PET and MWNTs, the MWNTs are functionalized with bishydroxy-ethylene-terephthalate (BHET). The functionalized MWNTs are melt blended into PET matrix using a twin screw extruder. The amount of MWNTs loaded in PET matrix ranges from 0.5 to 2.0 wt%. After compounding and spinning, the filaments are post-drawn and annealed. To verify the chemical modifications of carbon nanotubes, Raman, $^1H$ NMR, XPS, TGA and FE-SEM are used. The nanocomposites are also analyzed with DSC, TGA, and UTM. These tests show that crystallization temperature and thermal degradation temperature increase due to the functionalized MWNTs. Also, tensile test shows that yield strength and toughness increase more than 30% with addition of only 1 wt% of MWNTs. These results show that the introduction of BHET onto the MWNTs is a very effective way in manufacturing MWNT/PET composite.

• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.38 no.4
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• pp.502-509
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• 2014

Carbon-based nanoplatelets such as graphene oxide (GO) sheets and graphite nanoplatelets (GNPs) are frequently used as conductive nanofillers for polymer nanocomposites. In this study, polystyrene (PS)/GO and PS/GNP nanocomposites were prepared through a latex technology and investigated to compare the effect of nanofillers on rheological and electrical properties of the PS nanocomposites. PS particles were prepared by emulsifier-free emulsion polymerization and GO was synthesized by using the modified Hummers' method from graphite. Hydrophilic GO was dispersed in aqueous PS suspension, but hydrophobic GNPs were dispersed with the help of a surfactant. In comparison with PS/GO nanocomposites, the rheological properties of PS/GNP counterparts were not too high because GNP existed in aggregates of graphene layers. Conducting pathways of PS/GO and PS/GNP nanocomposites were achieved at the electrical percolation threshold of 0.50 and 5.82 wt%, respectively. The reason for enhanced electrical conductivity in PS/GO nanocomposites is that GO was thermally reduced during molding.

• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.37 no.4
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• pp.449-454
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• 2013

In this work, the effect of electroless Ni-plating of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) on thermal conductivity and fracture toughness properties of MWCNTs/$Al_2O_3$/epoxy composites was investigated. The surface properties of the Ni-plated MWCNTs were determined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray photoelectron spectrometry (XPS), and X-ray diffraction (XRD) analyses. Thermal conductivity was tested using a thermal conductivity measuring system. The fracture toughness of the composites was carried out through the critical stress intensity factor ($K_{IC}$) measurement. As a result, the electroless Ni-plated MWCNTs led to a significant change of surface characteristics of the MWCNTs. Thermal conductivity and fracture toughness of the MWCNTs/$Al_2O_3$/epoxy composites were greater than those of non-treated ones. These results were probably due to the improvement of intermolecular interaction between the Ni-MWCNTs and the matrix resins.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2010.02a
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• pp.79-79
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• 2010

최근, 차세대 디스플레이, 터치스크린, 전자파 차폐 및 흡수 등의 분야에 응용하기 위해서 현재 주로 사용되고 있는 ITO박막을 대체하기 위한 연구가 활발하게 진행 되고 있다. ITO 박막은 희소원소인 인듐에서 기인하는 높은 비용뿐만 아니라 매장량도 한계가 있어 대체 재료의 개발이 시급하게 요구되고 있다. 더구나, 다양한 차세대 응용에 있어서는 투명전도성 뿐만 아니라 휠 수 있는 유연성까지 요구되어 ITO박막을 대체할 새로운 투명전도성 유연 박막의 개발에 관한 연구들이 활발히 이루어지고 있다. 탄소나노튜브(CNT)는 금속을 능가하는 이론적인 전기전도도를 갖고 있으며, 높은 탄성등의 우수한 기계적 성질을 갖고 있어, 전도성 확보 및 유연성 구현이라는 투명전도성 플렉서블 박막소재에 요구되는 사항들을 충족시킬 뿐만 아니라, 최근의 대량 합성법등의 개발로 저가에 공급할 수 있다는 장점들이 있어 ITO대체 재료로서 주목을 받고 있다. 그러나, CNT는 튜브 사이에 강한 반데르발스 인력을 가지고 있어 용매 중에 분산하는데 많은 어려움이 있으며, 액상 분산과정을 통한 CNT기반의 플렉서블 박막 제작에 있어서 큰 과제로 남아있다. 본 연구에서는 플라즈마 기능화 처리를 통하여 CNT에 친수성을 부여하였고, 초음파 처리를 통하여 에탄올 중에 CNT를 균일하게 분산한 후, 스프레이 분사법을 이용해 투명 유연기판인 PET고분자 필름위에 균일 박막을 제작하였다. CNT는 아세틸렌 가스를 이용한 열화학증기증착법으로 1mm 이상의 길이를 갖는 수직배향 CNT를 합성하였으며, 이를 아르곤 및 암모니아 플라즈마로 기능화 처리를 실시하였다. 플라즈마 처리를 통해 기능화 된 탄소나노튜브는 플라즈마 처리되지 않은 탄소나노튜브와 분산 속도에서 현저한 차이를 보였다. 제작한 CNT 기반의 투명전도성 유연박막들은 막두께에 따른 전도도 및 투광도의 관계를 조사하였고, 기판에 분사된 CNT 박막의 표면 특성은 AFM, Raman, 접촉각 실험 등을 통하여 분석하였다.

• Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference
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• 2007.11a
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• pp.40.2-40.2
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• 2007

• Composites Research
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• v.23 no.3
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• pp.31-36
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• 2010

A new material, carbon-nanofiber/polypyrrole (CNF/PPy) composite films, with different CNF weight ratios were fabricated electrochemically. Compared to the fabrication process based on simple physical mixing, the flexibility of the new film has been improved much better than the previous similar material. Pure PPy films were also fabricated by the new electrochemical process for the comparison of difference. Several SEM images were taken at two locations (electrode-side and solution-side) and at the cross section of the samples. Electrical conductivity of the composite films was measured by the four-probe method. The conductivity of the pure PPy film 0.013cm thick was 79.33S/cm. The CNF/PPy composite film with 5% CNF showed a conductivity of 93S/cm. One with 10% CNF showed a conductivity of 126 S/cm. The conductivity of PPy improves, as the CNF weight ratio increases. The good conductivity of CNF/PPy composites makes them a candidate for a small bending actuator. A bending sensor consists of PPy and PVDF, which can be operated in the air, was designed and the bending deflection was calculated using FEM.

• Composites Research
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• v.33 no.6
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• pp.415-420
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• 2020

The interfacial properties in carbon fiber composites, which control the overall mechanical properties of the composites, are very important. Effective interface enhancement work is conducted on the modification of the carbon fiber surface with carbon nanotubes (CNTs). Nonetheless, most surface modifications methods do have their own drawbacks such as high temperatures with a range of 600~1000℃, which should be implemented for CNT growth on carbon fibers that can cause carbon fiber damages affecting deterioration of composites properties. This study includes the use of in-situ interfacial polymerization of polyamide 610/CNT to fabricate the carbon fiber composites. The process is very fast and continuous and can disperse CNTs with random orientation in the interface resulting in enhanced interfacial properties. Scanning electron microscopy was conducted to investigate the CNT dispersion and composites morphology, and the thermal stability of the composites was analyzed via thermogravimetric analysis. In addition, fiber pull-out tests were used to assess interfacial strength between fiber and matrix.