Application of Raman spectroscopy to study of the polymer foams modified in the volume and on the surface by carbon nanotubesShow others and affiliations
2014 (English)In: Vibrational Spectroscopy, ISSN 0924-2031, E-ISSN 1873-3697, Vol. 72, p. 50-56Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Polylactide nanocomposites with multi-walled carbon nanotubes (PLA/MWCNT) in the form of porous foams made of a biocompatible, biodegradable and environmentally friendly polymer with a small amount of carbon nanotubes, were investigated in this work. Additionally, PLA/MWCNT porous nanocomposites were coated with MWCNTs using the electrophoretic deposition method (EPD). All samples were characterized by a porosity of about 90%, showing pore sizes in the range of 100 to 200 μm, for PLA/MWCNT foam, however, EPD deposition resulted in an decrease in the number of smaller pores in PLA/MWCNT + MWCNT (EPD) foam. The porous polymer (PLA) matrix, shows almost twofold increase in crystallinity while depth penetrating the volume of the sample. The crystallinity, of the PLA/MWCNT foam, at first is growing then it gradually lowers, while for the PLA/MWCNT + MWCNT(EPD) foam almost does not change. This behavior points toward significant distinction between surface and interior of the samples. A detailed analysis of Raman spectra indicates related carbon structures occurring in the nanomaterial foams: graphene and graphite phases, CNT and also carbon amorphous phases. The characteristics of a single-shell vibration are visible by the character of the G-band. The estimated crystallite size in PLA/MWCNT + MWCNT(EPD) is about 3 times smaller than that in the PLA/MWCNT.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier, 2014. Vol. 72, p. 50-56
Keywords [en]
PLA/MWCNT foams; Raman microspectroscopy; Depth-penetration; EPD deposition
National Category
Polymer Chemistry
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-192388DOI: 10.1016/j.vibspec.2014.02.009OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-192388DiVA, id: diva2:1743278
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