Interfacial improvement of carbon fiber/epoxy composites using one-step method for grafting carbon nanotubes on the fibers at ultra-low temperatures

• Published in: Carbon (New York) Vol. 164; pp. 133 - 142
• Main Authors: Yao, Zhiqiang, Wang, Chengguo, Qin, Jianjie, Su, Shunsheng, Wang, Yanxiang, Wang, Qifen, Yu, Meijie, Wei, Huazhen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Elsevier Ltd 30.08.2020; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Carbon fiber reinforced plastics; Carbon fibers; Carbon nanotubes; Carbon-epoxy composites; catalysts; Chemical vapor deposition; Coated fibers; Composite materials; Dielectric properties; epoxides; Fracture mechanics; Grafting; Hybrid composites; Interfacial shear strength; Low temperature; Morphology; Nanotubes; shear strength; Stress transfer; temperature; Tensile strength; vapors; Weibull modulus; Weibull statistics

This paper focuses on improving the out-of-plane properties of carbon fiber/epoxy composites to extend their applications. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were introduced on carbon fiber surface by a novel one-step chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method at ultra-low temperature and hybrid composites were fa...