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Tailoring structural, morphological and mechanical characteristics of mono-crystalline diamond-reinforced polyacrylonitrile based electrospun fibers

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Composites of diamond-reinforced particles offer extraordinary thermal- and mechanical characteristics attributable to their manageable outer surface and huge available uppermost layer. Uniform distribution of diamond powder in polymeric matrix, and enhanced interactions between them are the two significant problems to attain robust polymer composites. In this work, the crystalline diamond particles as received and chemically modified ones were integrated in polyacrylonitrile (PAN) matrix uniformly by electrospinning method. This procedure avoided agglomeration of the reinforced diamonds through uniform distribution in the polymer matrix. The shapes of diamond-integrated PAN fibers were attuned by adapting diamond loading, polymer concentration, flow rate, and applied voltage to achieve beads free fibrous structures. PAN was chosen as a carrier polymeric-matrix to enhance the electrostatic forces between functionalized diamond-particles and PAN molecular chains. Tensile tests showed that the loading of 2 wt% modified diamond-particles improved Young’s modulus of fibers by 74.94% and tensile strength by 125%. Therefore, modification of the outer surface of the diamond particles improved the chemical interactions between the diamond surface and matrix, and stress was transferred to the diamond particles in composite fibers. Additionally, thermal stabilities of the diamond-based polymer composites were enhanced by the integration of diamond powder in composite fibers.

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The authors gratefully acknowledged financial support from the Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK-2216) and Higher Education Commission of Pakistan for SRGP No: 21-2126/SRGP/R&D/HEC/2018 and No: 21-718/SRGP/R&D/HEC/2016.

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  1. Institute of Chemical Sciences, Gomal University, D.I. Khan, 29220, KP, Pakistan

    Mohib Ullah

  2. Department of Chemistry, Quaid-I-Azam University, Islamabad, 45320, Pakistan

    Saifur Rehman & Mohammad Siddiq

  3. National Centre of Excellence in Physical Chemistry, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, 25120, Pakistan

    Luqman Ali Shah

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Ullah, M., Rehman, S., Shah, L.A. et al. Tailoring structural, morphological and mechanical characteristics of mono-crystalline diamond-reinforced polyacrylonitrile based electrospun fibers. Iran Polym J 28, 1079–1088 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13726-019-00771-x

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