MECHANISM OF GROWTH OF INTERFACIAL REGIONS IN POLYMER/CARBON NANOTUBE NANOCOMPOSITES

摘要

The mechanism of creation of interfacial regions in polymer/carbon nanotube nanocomposites was studied within the framework of fractal analysis notions. It has been shown that the structure of ring-like formations of carbon nanotubes in a polymer matrix that controls the multitude of growth nodes or "open boundary" of these formations defines the level of interfacial interactions and, hence, the relative fraction of interfacial regions. In turn, the last parameter defines the mechanical properties of the nanocomposites under consideration, specifically, their reinforcement degree, since these regions represent the reinforcing element of the structure of such nanomaterials.