Rheological Behavior of Spinning Dope of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube/Polyacrylonitrile Composites

摘要

The spinning dope of Multiwalled carbon nanotube/polyacrylonitrile composites was prepared by in-situ polymerization in 50wt% NaSCN solution. The rheological behavior of the dope containing carbon nanotubes from 0.19wt% to 1.9wt% was investigated using rotational rheometry at 60℃. The nanotubes have diameters between 30-50nm and lengths ranging from 6 to 10 μm. The apparent viscosity decreases with the addition of carbon nanotubes; this can be explained by the inhibition of carbon nanotubes during polymerization progress. The spinning dope containing various contents of carbon nanotubes exhibits a shear thickening effect. However, the dynamic rheological test shows there is a peak of complex viscosity with the increasing in frequency.