Hybrid composites of epoxidized polyurethane and novolac resins cured by poly(amidoamine) dendrimer-grafted graphene oxide

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammadreza Izadi ◽  
Hanieh Mardani ◽  
Hossein Roghani-Mamaqani ◽  
Mehdi Salami-Kalajahi
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
HASHIM AL MAHMUD ◽  
, MATTHEW RADUE ◽  
WILLIAM PISANI ◽  
GREGORY ODEGARD

The impact on the mechanical properties of unidirectional carbon fiber (CF)/epoxy composites reinforced with pristine graphene nanoplatelets (GNP), highly concentrated graphene oxide (GO), and Functionalized Graphene Oxide (FGO) are investigated in this study. The localized reinforcing effect of each of the graphene nanoplatelet types on the epoxy matrix is predicted at the nanoscale-level by molecular dynamics. The bulk-level mechanical properties of unidirectional CF/epoxy hybrid composites are predicted using micromechanics techniques considering the reinforcing function, content, and aspect ratios for each of the graphene nanoplatelets. In addition, the effect of nanoplatelets dispersion level is also investigated for the pristine graphene nanoplatelets considering a lower dispersion level with four layers of graphene nanoplatelets (4GNP). The results indicate that the shear and transverse properties are significantly affected by the nanoplatelet type, loading and aspect ratio. The results of this study can be used in the design of hybrid composites to tailor specific laminate properties by adjusting nanoplatelet parameters.


2016 ◽  
Vol 81 (9) ◽  
pp. 1055-1068
Author(s):  
Florentina Jitaru ◽  
Andreea Chibac ◽  
George Epurescu ◽  
Ioana Ion ◽  
Tinca Buruiana

Formulations incorporating benzophenone oligodimethacrylate (BP-DMA) and graphene structures (graphene oxide/GO, reduced graphene oxide/RGO) were exposed to UV/vis irradiation or femtosecond laser beam to achieve hybrid composites. All structures were characterized through various methods including 1H NMR and FTIR spectroscopies, optical microscopy, TEM, SEM/EDAX analysis, and DSC/XRD techniques. The photopolymerization of BP-DMA in monomer compositions with and without GO or RGO was investigated by photo-DSC and FTIR methods for determining the polymerization kinetic parameters. The photopolymerization experiments revealed a good photoreactivity of the monomers (degree of conversion: 65-77%) after 1 minute exposure to UV/vis irradiation and the addition of graphene (up to 0.5%), whereas the polymerization rate varied between 0.14 and 0.1 s-1. Moreover, two-photon photopolymerization of the formulations in presence/absence of GO or RGO nanosheets (0.1 wt.%) generated 2D microstructures by direct laser writing procedure. Also, the morphology and the properties of composites materials were analyzed.


2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (8) ◽  
pp. 737-751 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Kurinchyselvan ◽  
A. Chandramohan ◽  
A. Hariharan ◽  
P. Gomathipriya ◽  
M. Alagar

NANO ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 1750144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruiwen Shu ◽  
Meng Wang ◽  
Yingying Yang ◽  
Siyu Chang ◽  
Gengyuan Zhang ◽  
...  

In this work, reduced graphene oxide (RGO)/ferroferric oxide (RGO/Fe3O4) hybrid composite was successfully fabricated by a facile one-step solvothermal method. The structure, chemical composition, morphology and magnetic properties of the samples were investigated in detail. Fe3O4 microspheres with an average diameter of 250[Formula: see text]nm were uniformly anchored on the surface of the RGO sheets without large aggregation. Moreover, the results demonstrated that the hybrid composite exhibited obviously enhanced microwave absorption properties compared with the pure Fe3O4 microspheres. The minimum reflection loss (RL) of the hybrid composite reached [Formula: see text]36.8[Formula: see text]dB at 17.2[Formula: see text]GHz with a thickness of 5.0[Formula: see text]mm and its effective absorption bandwidth (lower than [Formula: see text]10[Formula: see text]dB) was 3.9[Formula: see text]GHz with a thickness of 2.5[Formula: see text]mm. Significantly, the hybrid composite exhibited a dual-waveband absorption characteristic covering the C and Ku bands. Besides, the relationship between the matching thickness and peak frequency was reasonably explained according to the quarter-wavelength matching theory. Therefore, the obtained composite was a promising candidate for application in microwave absorption.


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