Article
Mechanics
Taegeon Kil, D. W. Jin, Beomjoo Yang, H. K. Lee
Summary: This study proposes a micromechanical model that considers the curviness of carbon nanotubes and the interfacial resistivity in predicting the electrical conductivity of polymeric composites. Through numerical studies and the use of a genetic algorithm to optimize model parameters, the model closely simulates the effective electrical conductivity of the composites, demonstrating credible accuracy in comparison with experimental measurements.
COMPOSITE STRUCTURES
(2021)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Pei Xu, Bincheng Huang, Ruobing Tang, Zhenfeng Wang, Jiaying Tu, Yunsheng Ding
Summary: This study focuses on the functionalization and distribution of conductive fillers, as well as the interfacial compatibilization of polymer blends, in order to improve the electrical conductivity and electromagnetic interference shielding efficiency of composites. By modifying the carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with an ionic liquid copolymer and controlling the blending process, selective localization of CNTs at the interphase and the formation of effective conductive networks at the interface were achieved. This resulted in a significant increase in electrical conductivity and a maximum EMI shielding efficiency of 41 dB for the PLA/PCL/PIL/CNT composites.
ADVANCED COMPOSITES AND HYBRID MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Composites
Yichuan Zhang, Zhipeng Li, Guangming Chen, Yue Hu, Liang Deng
Summary: In this study, the trade-off between thermoelectric (TE) and mechanical (ME) performances in flexible polycarbonate (PC)/single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) composites was successfully decoupled via interfacial adjustment. The obtained composite exhibited improved TE and ME performances by enhancing interfacial affinity and electrical conductivity.
COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Composites
Chenxi Hu, Tianhui Liu, Nigel Neate, Michael Fay, Xianghui Hou, David Grant, Fang Xu
Summary: The nanostructure of AgGNT-PEEK composites shows excellent electrical and thermal conduction performances, as well as high thermal durability. They have great potential for applications in semiconductors, high-temperature electrical applications, aerospace, and automobile materials.
COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Yadong Wu, Xiuyan Cheng, Shaoyun Chen, Bo Qu, Rui Wang, Dongxian Zhuo, Lixin Wu
Summary: A hybrid fiber mat (i-MBP-PCF) was prepared by depositing multiwalled carbon nanotube buckypaper (i-MBP) on the surface of functionalized CF fabric, showing significant improvement in the interlaminar and electrical properties of carbon fiber reinforced polymer composites. The hybrid fiber mat exhibited enhanced interlaminar shear strength, Mode-II interlaminar fracture toughness, and electrical conductivity compared to CF/EP composite.
MATERIALS & DESIGN
(2021)
Article
Materials Science, Composites
Yixi Bian, Yongjin Li
Summary: Porous conductive POE elastomeric composites were successfully fabricated with CNTs exclusively located in the PBAT phase. The fully exposed CNTs in the pores significantly increased electromagnetic interference shielding effects and conductivity by 11 orders of magnitude compared to the original ternary nanocomposites. This paves new possibilities for fabricating functional materials for flexible electronics.
COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Haizhou Liu, Ying Xu, Xiaodong Zhao, Dong Han, Fei Zhao, Qiaowen Yang
Summary: This article introduces a novel lightweight foam material (CGF) composed of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and reduced graphene oxide (rGO) for electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding. The addition of 20 wt% CNTs expands the conductive network and increases the conductivity of the CGF material by 274.4%. The CGF material exhibits excellent EMI shielding effectiveness (SE) of 71.4 dB at a low mass per unit area of 12.5 mg·cm(-2). The CGF material also shows high comprehensive performance in terms of SE divided by density (SED) and mass per unit area (SEMA) values.
Article
Materials Science, Composites
Jeffrey J. Kim, Avery D. Brown, Charles E. Bakis, Edward C. Smith
Summary: The study aims to explore hybrid CNT - carbon/epoxy composites for high damping and stiffness, and the system with highly aligned CNT yarns treated with a non-ionic surfactant, located at the interlayers and oriented along the loading direction, shows superior damping and stiffness characteristics.
COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Materials Science, Composites
Yuliang Qu, Xuezhong Zhang, Qiang Fu, Xianchun Chen, Hua Deng
Summary: A root-like dendritic colloid was used to attach carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and titanium dioxide (TiO2) onto polyurethane (PU) foam to prepare high-performance moisture-electric generators (MEGs). The hybrid filler coated polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF) dendritic colloids illustrates a filler-wrapped structure, which enables the filler to be in direct contact with water and enhances the interaction with water. By constructing a synergistic network between hydrophilic TiO2 and CNTs, the MEG demonstrated excellent performance, including high open-circuit voltage (0.51 V) and short-circuit current (47.3 μA). The power density and energy density reached 32.21 μW•cm^-3 and 15.97 μWh•cm^-3, respectively. This work provides a new strategy for moisture-electric generators.
COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Composites
Hao Zheng, Guojun Song, Junjie Zhu, Chaohang Wang, Lina Zhang, Li Li, Wenjian Zhang, Bowen Li, Guangshun Wu, Xiaoping Yang, Caifeng Wang, Lichun Ma
Summary: In this study, the modulus difference between carbon fiber (CF) and resin was reduced and a gentle modulus transition was achieved through the structural design of CF and resin, which resulted in enhanced interfacial properties of the CF/EP composite. A multi-stage modulus gradient decreasing structure was constructed, dispersing external stress effectively for excellent interface properties. The bi-directional structural design increased the ILSS of CF/EP composites, providing new ideas for improving the mechanical properties of CF composites.
COMPOSITES COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Ping Tang, Zijian Zhang, Chenxin Guo, Shaohua Zeng, Pengpeng Chen, Ying Xu, Wangyan Nie, Yifeng Zhou
Summary: Carbon nanotubes have great potential for use in microelectronic packaging due to their excellent thermal conductivities. However, their high electroconductibility and poor radial conductivity limit their application in insulating materials. In this study, a heterostructured brushlike hybrid was prepared by anchoring amine-functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes onto insulating montmorillonite. The resulting composites exhibited improved thermal conductivity, mechanical properties, and thermal stability, providing a promising strategy for fabricating polymer composites.
ACS APPLIED NANO MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Composites
Hao Sun, Tong Ji, Hongjie Bi, Min Xu, Liping Cai, Maurizio Manzo
Summary: This study designed and fabricated a CS/CNT/NR composite with high thermal conductivity by incorporating 1D carbon nanotubes into 3D wood-derived carbon scaffold, demonstrating a synergistic effect between CS and CNT for forming a heat percolation network. The unique 3D interconnected structure of the composite ensures high-speed heat transport and promotes the use of renewable materials for efficient heat dissipation in thermal management materials.
COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Polymer Science
Yevgen Mamunya, Oleksii Maruzhenko, Roman Kolisnyk, Maksym Iurzhenko, Andrii Pylypenko, Olha Masiuchok, Marcin Godzierz, Igor Krivtsun, Barbara Trzebicka, Sebastien Pruvost
Summary: Electrothermal processes were investigated in pyroresistive composites of high-density polyethylene with carbon black and carbon fibers. The kinetic heating curves showed an exponential dependence with a heating rate constant for each composite. Equilibrium temperature was reached after a short heating time, and decreased with the presence of positive temperature coefficient of resistance (PTC) effect. The composites exhibited self-regulating capability and the equilibrium temperature depended on the applied voltage and electric power with different relationships. An application of using HDPE-CB composite as a heating element for resistance welding was demonstrated.
Article
Engineering, Manufacturing
Jie-Hua Cai, Xiao-Hong Tang, Xu-Dong Chen, Ming Wang
Summary: Elastomer composites with temperature and strain-induced tunable EMI shielding effectiveness were successfully obtained by introducing temperature-sensitive microspheres (TSM) into PDMS/CNT mixture. The mechanism of temperature and strain-induced regulation on EMI shielding was investigated, showing that TSM particles could rearrange the CNT conductive network at specific temperature and strain levels. Temperature-induced regulation led to a decrease in EMI SE at 120°C, partially recovering at 150°C, while strain-induced regulation resulted in reduced EMI SE after 70% compression, partially recovering at 120°C.
COMPOSITES PART A-APPLIED SCIENCE AND MANUFACTURING
(2021)
Article
Materials Science, Composites
Zixuan Chen, Tianyu Yu, Yun-Hae Kim, Zetian Yang, Yan Li, Tao Yu
Summary: This study aims to investigate the mechanical properties of basalt fiber reinforced polymers (BFRPs) with the incorporation of different structured nanoclays, and to improve their interfacial bonding through experimental methods. The results show that a flattened nanoclay structure is more effective for enhancing the modulus, and the inclusion of different structured nanoclays also improves the interlaminar strength and toughness of BFRPs.
COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Wei Huang, Xinge Yu, Li Zeng, Binghao Wang, Atsuro Takai, Gabriele Di Carlo, Michael J. Bedzyk, Tobin J. Marks, Antonio Facchetti
Summary: The UVD-ZrSANDs method allows for the fabrication of high-performance organic-inorganic zirconia self-assembled nanodielectrics at near room temperature, with large capacitances and low leakage current densities suitable for gate dielectric applications in thin-film transistors. This new approach represents a significant advancement in electronic technology.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Brian J. Eckstein, Ferdinand S. Melkonyan, Gang Wang, Binghao Wang, Eric F. Manley, Simone Fabiano, Alexandra Harbuzaru, Rocio Ponce Ortiz, Lin X. Chen, Antonio Facchetti, Tobin J. Marks
Summary: A new series of electron-transporting copolymers based on the NBA building block were synthesized and characterized, demonstrating the key role of backbone conformation in electronic delocalization and transport. These copolymers exhibited excellent electron mobilities and strong aggregated morphologies.
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Lizhen Huang, Zhi Wang, Jianhua Chen, Binghao Wang, Yao Chen, Wei Huang, Lifeng Chi, Tobin J. Marks, Antonio Facchetti
Summary: This study compares the properties and OECT response of dense and porous semiconducting polymer films, and demonstrates that porous morphology enhances ion penetration speed, increases material conductivity, and improves low-voltage operation performance.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Katie Stallings, Jeremy Smith, Yao Chen, Li Zeng, Binghao Wang, Gabriele Di Carlo, Michael J. Bedzyk, Antonio Facchetti, Tobin J. Marks
Summary: Metal oxide semiconductors, such as a-IGZO, have shown impressive progress as alternatives to amorphous silicon in electronics applications, but require compatible unconventional gate dielectric materials. Solution-processable self-assembled nanodielectrics (SANDs) composed of alternating organic and inorganic oxide layers offer high capacitances and low processing temperatures, yet have not been implemented in the top-gate TFT architecture.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yan Wang, Sunghoon Lee, Haoyang Wang, Zhi Jiang, Yasutoshi Jimbo, Chunya Wang, Binghao Wang, Jae Joon Kim, Mari Koizumi, Tomoyuki Yokota, Takao Someya
Summary: The study introduces a robust, self-adhesive, gas-permeable nanofilm that can self-adhere to human skin for a week. This nanofilm is capable of supporting liquids 79,000 times heavier than its own weight, with a high tensile stress.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Binghao Wang, Wei Huang, Sunghoon Lee, Lizhen Huang, Zhi Wang, Yao Chen, Zhihua Chen, Liang-Wen Feng, Gang Wang, Tomoyuki Yokota, Takao Someya, Tobin J. Marks, Antonio Facchetti
Summary: This article introduces a method using flexible auxetic structures to achieve shape displays with smooth surfaces and different Gaussian curvatures, and demonstrates a high-resolution photolithographic approach suitable for foundry-compatible patterning of semiconducting polymers in just three steps.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Binghao Wang, Wei Huang, Michael J. Bedzyk, Vinayak P. Dravid, Yan-Yan Hu, Tobin J. Marks, Antonio Facchetti
Summary: This article provides an overview of the research progress in transparent conducting oxides (TCOs) and amorphous metal oxide (a-MO) semiconductors. The focus is on combustion synthesis (CS) and polymer doping as two promising approaches to optimize materials quality and manufacturing efficiency. The article discusses the advantages and challenges of these methods.
ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Chunya Wang, Haoyang Wang, Binghao Wang, Hiroo Miyata, Yan Wang, Md Osman Goni Nayeem, Jae Joon Kim, Sunghoon Lee, Tomoyuki Yokota, Hiroshi Onodera, Takao Someya
Summary: In this study, a paintable conductive biogel was developed as an efficient interface for long-term high-quality EEG recording. The biogel showed temperature-controlled reversible fluid-gel transition, allowing conformal contact and dynamic compliance with hairy scalp. It demonstrated excellent performance in capturing and classifying evoked potentials.
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Wenqing Wang, Md Osman Goni Nayeem, Haoyang Wang, Chunya Wang, Jae Joon Kim, Binghao Wang, Sunghoon Lee, Tomoyuki Yokota, Takao Someya
Summary: A humidity sensor composed of nanomesh Au electrodes and nanomesh humidity-sensitive materials is reported, which has high sensitivity and gas permeability for measuring the sweat rate on the human skin surface. The porous structure makes the sensor flexible and increases the surface area, which is crucial for continuous monitoring.
ADVANCED MATERIALS TECHNOLOGIES
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Hyunseok Shim, Faheem Ershad, Shubham Patel, Yongcao Zhang, Binghao Wang, Zhihua Chen, Tobin J. Marks, Antonio Facchetti, Cunjiang Yu
Summary: The research team reported an elastic and reconfigurable synaptic transistor that exhibits inhibitory and excitatory characteristics even under mechanical strain. The device uses a stretchable bilayer semiconductor and an encapsulating elastomer, showing memory characteristics and low energy consumption. When applied to an artificial neural network, it achieves recognition accuracy of over 90% even when stretched by 50%.
NATURE ELECTRONICS
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Hyunseok Shim, Kyoseung Sim, Binghao Wang, Yongcao Zhang, Shubham Patel, Seonmin Jang, Tobin J. J. Marks, Antonio Facchetti, Cunjiang Yu
Summary: An elastomer-semiconductor-elastomer stack structure is used to stretch a brittle n-type organic semiconductor by 50% and create fully stretchable complementary electronics. This development opens up possibilities for elastic integrated electronics in applications requiring interfaces with soft biological tissue. By integrating the brittle n-type semiconductor into the stack structure, microcrack formation and propagation are suppressed, and the semiconductor can be stretched without significant loss in performance. The stack structure also improves the long-term stability of the semiconductor in ambient environments, enabling the creation of elastic transistors, logic gates, photodetectors, and an active matrix deformable imager.
NATURE ELECTRONICS
(2023)
Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jiaxuan Du, Qing Ma, Binghao Wang, Litao Sun, Limei Liu
Summary: Due to their superior softness, wetness, responsiveness, and biocompatibility, bulk hydrogels have been extensively studied and applied in devices and machines for various functions such as sensors, actuators, optics, and coatings. One-dimensional hydrogel fibers combine the properties of hydrogel materials and structural topology, resulting in exceptional mechanical, sensing, breathable, and weavable properties. This article provides an overview of hydrogel fibers in soft electronics and actuators, including their basic properties, measurement methods, manufacturing methods, applications in wearable sensors and actuators, and future perspectives on next-generation hydrogel fibers.
Article
Automation & Control Systems
Yucheng Lin, Shengshun Duan, Di Zhu, Yinghui Li, Binghao Wang, Jun Wu
Summary: This study reports a self-powered interface-independent tactile sensor array based on bilayer single-electrode TENGs. By integrating both triboelectronegative and triboelectropositive layers, the sensor can sense applied pressure from any material and has been successfully implemented as electronic skin in a robotic hand for tactile sensing and human-machine interaction.
ADVANCED INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS
(2023)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Yao Tang, Qing Ma, Jie Lu, Xingyu Jiang, Lizhen Huang, Lifeng Chi, Litao Sun, Binghao Wang
Summary: This article reports on organic thin-film transistors with nanofiber-textured semiconductor films, which exhibit superior response to ammonia compared to traditional flat semiconductor films. The introduction of insulating polymer additives facilitates the formation of nanofibers. The effects of additives, organic semiconductor/IPA blend ratios, and solvents on sensor performance were studied.
IEEE OPEN JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Binghao Wang, Alberto D. Scaccabarozzi, Haoyang Wang, Mari Koizumi, Mohamad Insan Nugraha, Yuanbao Lin, Yuliar Firdaus, Yan Wang, Sunghoon Lee, Tomoyuki Yokota, Thomas D. Anthopoulos, Takao Someya
Summary: This study introduces three different molecular dopants for organic photodetectors (OPDs) to improve their performance in the near-infrared spectrum, achieving low dark current, high detectivity, and good environmental stability for approximately 2 months. These doped OPDs can also be used for pulse wave monitoring, displaying stable waveforms and distinguishing heartbeat rates.
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY C
(2021)
Article
Materials Science, Composites
Xi Liu, Wei Shen, Jincun Fu, Toshiaki Natsuki, Lvtao Zhu
Summary: The 3-D carbon fiber reinforced resin matrix composite tubes were designed and formed using a novel braiding-winding-pultrusion processing technique. The effects of temperature environments on the mechanical responses and damage behaviors of the composite tubes were investigated, and it was found that the structural design of the tubes directly affects their axial bearing capacity.
COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Materials Science, Composites
Weihao Yuan, Ziyang Zhang, Yueshan Li, Yudong Huang, Zhengxiang Zhong, Zhen Hu
Summary: In this study, the simultaneous self-healing of matrix and interface damage of fiber-reinforced composites was achieved by integrating extrinsic self-healing based on microcapsules and internal self-healing based on coordination interaction. The high exothermic action of epoxy resin and mercaptan repair agent in the self-healing process was observed using infrared thermal imaging technology for in-situ and real-time damage detection.
COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Materials Science, Composites
Israr Ud Din, Adnan Ahmed, Farah Tarek, Wesley Cantwell, Kamran A. Khan
Summary: In this study, a finite element model driven by XCT was developed to simulate the folding characteristics of origami structures, and the results showed good agreement with experimental data. The study demonstrates the potential application of XCT-driven FE modeling in simulating foldable structures.
COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Materials Science, Composites
Yishan Yang, Yukang Lai, Song Zhao, Hongguang Chen, Renshu Li, Yongjiang Wang
Summary: This study reports the synthesis of a new transparent fiber reinforced polymer material (tGFRP) with high transparency and superior mechanical properties by controlling the refractive index of epoxy resin and using a novel processing technique.
COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Materials Science, Composites
Yuhang Liu, Kai Huang, Junfeng Ding, Shangyang Yu, Zhixing Li, Li Zhang, Licheng Guo
Summary: This study proposes a method for accurately predicting the penetration failure load of composites using acoustic emission (AE) data. The method includes a cyclic loading test schedule and an extrapolation method based on uncertainty. The results show that this method can accurately predict the failure load when LR equals 1.
COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Materials Science, Composites
Jinxia Cai, Bing Xie, Yunliang Jiang, Jinshan Lu, Zeyu Li, Pu Mao, Mohsin Ali Marwat, Haibo Zhang
Summary: This research aims to develop ternary nanocomposites composed of polycarbonate, Al2O3 nanoparticles, and BaTiO3 nanowires for capacitive energy-storage. By optimizing the capacitor materials, the discharge energy density and efficiency have been improved, and the superiority of the ternary polymer nanocomposites for dielectric energy-storage has been validated through finite element analysis.
COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Materials Science, Composites
Hon Lam Cheung, Mohsen Mirkhalaf
Summary: The aim of this study is to develop physics-based models and establish a structure-property relationship for short fiber composites. High-fidelity full-field simulations are computationally expensive and time-consuming, so the use of artificial neural networks and transfer learning technique is proposed to solve this issue and improve modeling accuracy and efficiency.
COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Materials Science, Composites
Yue Jiang, Juyoung Leem, Ashley M. Robinson, Shuai Wu, Andy H. Huynh, Dongwon Ka, Ruike Renee Zhao, Yan Xia, Xiaolin Zheng
Summary: The effect of interface engineering on the combustion and mechanical performance of high-loading B/HTPB composites was investigated in this study. It was found that both covalently bonded and nonpolar/nonpolar interfaces effectively reduced the aggregation of B particles, promoting combustion efficiency and burning rate, and enhancing the mechanical properties of the composites.
COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Materials Science, Composites
R. Mohsenzadeh, B. H. Soudmand, A. H. Najafi, M. Fattahi, D. P. Uyen
Summary: This study examines the morphological features of nano-zeolite nanoparticles incorporated into ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene nanocomposites. The dispersion of nanoparticles within the polymer matrix was improved following nano-zeolite incorporation. The size and distribution of nanoparticles were determined through tailored histograms, and the effective elastic moduli of nanocomposites were calculated, considering interfacial effects.
COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Materials Science, Composites
Chunming Ji, Jiqiang Hu, Rene Alderliesten, Jinchuan Yang, Zhengong Zhou, Yuguo Sun, Bing Wang
Summary: This paper investigates the effect of impact damage on the fatigue behavior of CF/PEEK-titanium hybrid laminates. A fatigue life model is proposed to predict the S-N curves of the laminates based on energy dissipation approach. The energy dissipation behavior of the laminates under different experimental conditions is analyzed through post-impact fatigue tests, and the correlation between impact damage and fatigue dissipation energy is determined. The validity of the proposed model is verified through fatigue tests under different stress ratios and impact energy levels.
COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Materials Science, Composites
Shaokai Hu, Ping Han, Chao Meng, Ying Yu, Shaolong Han, Haoyu Wang, Gang Wei, Zheng Gu
Summary: This study decorates MXene on the surface of carbon fiber using different bonding interactions to improve the interface adhesion and mechanical properties of carbon fiber-reinforced polymers composites (CFRPs). The results demonstrate that CFRPs reinforced by CF-c-MXene show the optimal properties, with significant improvements in impact strength and interfacial shear strength compared to the unsized carbon fiber-reinforced composites.
COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Materials Science, Composites
Steven U. Mamolo, Henry A. Sodano
Summary: This study demonstrates that chlorination of ANFs and oxygen plasma treatment of carbon fibers enables the formation of a chlorinated ANF (Cl-ANF) interphase, resulting in a 79.8% increase in interfacial shear strength and a 33.7% increase in short beam strength in CFRP composites. This method provides a rapid and reliable process to improve the mechanical properties of CFRPs without degrading the tensile strength of the carbon fibers.
COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Materials Science, Composites
Yuyang Zhang, Huimin Li, Xin Liu, Yanhong Chen, Chengwei Qin, Daining Fang
Summary: Establishing a prediction model for the mechanical properties of three-dimensional tubular braided composites at different temperatures is of great significance. This study adopted a multi-scale modeling framework based on micro-computed tomography to consider the characteristics of the real yarn cross section and establish a realistic trans-scale finite element model for the composites. The predicted mechanical properties were found to be significantly affected by temperature.
COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Materials Science, Composites
Shengtao Dai, Fei Yan, Jiaming Guo, Huiru Hu, Yu Liu, Liu Liu, Yuhui Ao
Summary: This study successfully synthesized a hyperbranched waterborne polyurethane sizing agent and cellulose nanocrystal modified zinc oxide nanohybrids to improve the interface and properties of carbon fiber reinforced composites. The modified composites exhibited remarkable enhancements in mechanical properties and exceptional UV resistance.
COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Materials Science, Composites
Libera Vitiello, Martina Salzano de Luna, Veronica Ambrogi, Giovanni Filippone
Summary: The identification of the percolation threshold in short fiber composites is crucial for assessing material properties and biodegradation speed. In this study, an original rheological approach was used to estimate the percolation threshold of hemp and kenaf-based composites, which showed good agreement with conventional dielectric spectroscopy analyses.
COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2024)
