Investigation of free volume, interfacial, and toughening behavior for cyanate ester/bentonite nanocomposites by positron annihilation

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作者
Yu, D. H.
Wang, B. [1 ]
Feng, Y.
Fang, Z. P.
机构
[1] Wuhan Univ, Dept Phys, Wuhan 430072, Peoples R China
[2] Zhejiang Univ, Inst Polymer Composites, Hangzhou 310027, Peoples R China
关键词
positron annihilation; free volume; nanocomposites; structure-property relations; toughness;
D O I
10.1002/app.24428
中图分类号
O63 [高分子化学(高聚物)];
学科分类号
070305 ; 080501 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Effects of filler on microstructure and toughening behavior of cyanate ester (CE)/bentonite (BT) nanocomposites with different content of BT have been studied by positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, dynamic mechanical analysis, etc. The interesting results found by PALS indicate that the size and concentration of the free volume holes and the apparent free volume fraction increased with increasing the content of BT, which indicates that adding nano-layers to thermosetting materials can lead to the high crosslinking density structure "looser." The experimental results reveal that the increases in size of free volume holes and apparent free volume fraction are related to the increasing conversion of cure reaction. On the other hand, the mechanism of toughening (by adding the nano-clay to the thermosetting material) has been discussed by combining free volume and interfacial property. It is shown that, for the high crosslinking thermosetting material-based nanocomposites, both the property of free volume and dispersion state of nano-layers are the two key factors in determining toughening property. (c) 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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页码:1509 / 1515
页数:7
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