Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-18-2021
Abstract
Nanocomposites of isotactic polypropylene loaded by various amounts of vapor-grown carbon nanotubes ranging from 0 to 20% wt. were obtained by extrusion. Raman investigations on these nanocomposites are reported. The nanocomposites were irradiated using a 60Co, with an integral dose of 1 kGy/h up to integral doses of 9 kGy, 18 kGy, and 27 kGy, in air, at room temperature. Raman measurements were performed by using a Bruker Senterra confocal Raman spectrometer operating at 785 nm. The research is focused on the information contained within the D and G Raman lines of these nanocomposites as a function of nanotube loading for various integral doses. The experimental data revealed the graduate silencing of the molecular motions assigned to the polymeric matrix due to the nanofiller and ionizing radiation.
Based on experimental data, it is concluded that the positions of the D and G lines exhibit faint shifts due to the irradiation and that (on average) these shifts are consistent with the changes of the positions of D and G lines upon the increase of the loading with vapor-grown carbon nanofibers. Raman data suggest that the irradiation relaxes the pressure exerted on the nanofiller by the polymeric matrix, indicating a path to improve the physical features of polymer-carbon nanostructure nanocomposites. The research demonstrates the capability of Raman spectroscopy to sense the modifications of molecular vibrations in polymer-based nanocomposites, for both the polymeric matrix and the nanofiller.
Recommended Citation
Chipara, Dorina Magdalena, Mihail Secu, Karen Lozano, Corina Secu, and Mircea Chipara. 2021. “Raman Investigations of the Radiation-Induced Modifications in IPP-VGCNF Nanocomposites: The Nanofillers’ Tale.” Carbon Trends 5 (October): 100119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cartre.2021.100119.
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Publication Title
Carbon Trends
DOI
10.1016/j.cartre.2021.100119
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