Evidence of sidewall covalent functionalization of single-walled carbon nanotubes and its advantages for composite processing |
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Authors: | Brigitte Vigolo Victor Mamane T.N.Ha Le Jaafar Ghanbaja Yves Fort |
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Affiliation: | a Laboratoire de Chimie du Solide Minéral, Université Henri Poincaré - Nancy Université, UMR 7555 CNRS, B.P. 239, 54506 Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy cedex, France b Laboratoire de Synthèse Organométallique et Réactivité, Université Henri Poincaré - Nancy Université, UMR 7565 CNRS, B.P. 239, 54506 Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy cedex, France |
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Abstract: | Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) were functionalized in a three-step procedure. The first step is a radical reaction creating a covalent bond between the carbon nanotube surface and grafted p-methoxyphenyl functional groups. In a second step, a deprotection of the methoxy functions generates free alcohol groups and in the final step an esterification is done in order to install a double bond for further polymerization. Evidence that functionalization has actually occurred on the SWCNT sidewalls is furnished through investigations involving several complementary techniques (visual dispersion tests, transmission electron microscopy, thermal gravimetric analysis and adsorption volumetry). We show that surface properties of SWCNTs are changed throughout the chemical treatments and that the obtained level of functionalization is low. Incorporation of functionalized SWCNTs in a polymer (poly(methyl methacrylate)) matrix was done through an in situ polymerization process. Observations of the obtained composites using scanning and transmission electron microscopy illustrate that interactions between the SWCNT surface and the polymer matrix are improved. |
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