We report a novel method to prepare nanohybnd shish-kebab （NHSK） structure of polyethylene （PE）and carbon nanotube （CNT）. Pristine CNTs without surface modification with high concentration was effectively disper...We report a novel method to prepare nanohybnd shish-kebab （NHSK） structure of polyethylene （PE）and carbon nanotube （CNT）. Pristine CNTs without surface modification with high concentration was effectively dispersed in xylene solution by a simple shearing method, which induces the quick crystallization of PE in xylene to form a novel NHSK structure with more dense and smaller PE kebab on CNT axis. The flocculated NHSK productwas transferred quickly from the xylene solution to the ethanol solution, in order to shorten the preparation time. The freeze-drying method was used in vacuum instead of high-temperature drying to avoid the aggregation of NHSK product. These improvements allow the formation of NHSK with an absolute yield of 200 mg.h-1, which is 2000 folds of that reported previously. It is favorable to apply this structured material in high performance nano- composite, by improving the compatibility of CNTs in p polymer and the interfacial force between CNTs and polymer.展开更多
基金Supported by the State Key Development Program for Basic Research of China(2011CB932602)the National NaturalScience Foundation of China(20736004,20736007,2007AA03Z346)
文摘We report a novel method to prepare nanohybnd shish-kebab （NHSK） structure of polyethylene （PE）and carbon nanotube （CNT）. Pristine CNTs without surface modification with high concentration was effectively dispersed in xylene solution by a simple shearing method, which induces the quick crystallization of PE in xylene to form a novel NHSK structure with more dense and smaller PE kebab on CNT axis. The flocculated NHSK productwas transferred quickly from the xylene solution to the ethanol solution, in order to shorten the preparation time. The freeze-drying method was used in vacuum instead of high-temperature drying to avoid the aggregation of NHSK product. These improvements allow the formation of NHSK with an absolute yield of 200 mg.h-1, which is 2000 folds of that reported previously. It is favorable to apply this structured material in high performance nano- composite, by improving the compatibility of CNTs in p polymer and the interfacial force between CNTs and polymer.
