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Journal of Materials Science

, Volume 44, Issue 13, pp 3476–3482 | Cite as

Multiwalled carbon nanotubes functionalized with 7-octenyltrichlorosilane and n-octyltrichlorosilane: dispersion in Sylgard®184 silicone and Young’s modulus

  • Laurence Vast
  • Luc Carpentier
  • Fabrice Lallemand
  • Jean-François Colomer
  • Gustaaf Van Tendeloo
  • Antonio Fonseca
  • János B. Nagy
  • Zineb Mekhalif
  • Joseph DelhalleEmail author
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Abstract

Sylgard®184/multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWNT) composites have been prepared by in situ polymerization using purified and functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes (f-MWNTs) as fillers. Surface modification of the MWNTs has been carried out by silanization with 7-octenyltrichlorosilane (7OTCS) and n-octyltrichlorosilane (nOTCS). The modification and dispersion of the carbon nanotubes in composites were characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), transmission electron spectroscopy (TEM), and high-resolution transmission electron spectroscopy (HRTEM). Young’s modulus results were derived from indentation testing. It is shown that the terminal-vinyl group of 7OTCS molecules plays an essential role for both the dispersion of the f-MWNTs in the composite and its mechanical properties. At loading as low as 0.2 wt%, the Young’s modulus is shown to increase up to 50%. This is interpreted as resulting from a combination of the good compatibility in the forming silicone matrix of the MWNTs coated with a siloxane network, on the one hand, and the covalent links created between the terminal-vinyl groups and the host matrix in formation, on the other hand.

Keywords

HRTEM PDMS Silicone Rubber Host Matrix Trichlorosilanes 
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Acknowledgments

This study was supported through BINANOCO project (02/1/5221) of the Walloon Region and the “Belgian National Interuniversity Research Program on quantum size effects in nanostructure materials” (IUAP P5/01). J.-F.·C. is supported by the Belgian FNRS in his capacity as a postdoctoral researcher. The authors are grateful to Dr. F. De Buyl (Dow Corning, Belgium) for supplying Sylgard®184 and to Drs A. Destrée and N. Moreau for providing the raw CNTs used in this study.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Laurence Vast
    • 1
  • Luc Carpentier
    • 2
  • Fabrice Lallemand
    • 3
  • Jean-François Colomer
    • 4
  • Gustaaf Van Tendeloo
    • 4
  • Antonio Fonseca
    • 1
  • János B. Nagy
    • 1
  • Zineb Mekhalif
    • 1
  • Joseph Delhalle
    • 1
    Email author
  1. 1.Laboratoire de Chimie et d’Electrochimie des SurfacesFacultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la PaixNamurBelgium
  2. 2.Microanalyse des Surfaces (MAS), DMAFemto STBesançon CedexFrance
  3. 3.Institut UTINAM UMR-Université de Franche Comté/CNRS-6213BesançonFrance
  4. 4.EMAUniversity of AntwerpAntwerpBelgium

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