New type of piezo-damping epoxy-matrix composites with multi-walled carbon nanotubes and lead zirconate titanate

摘要

A new type of rigid piezo-damping epoxy-matrix composites containing multi-walled carbon nanotubes (CNT) and piezoelectric lead zirconate titanate (PZT) was prepared, and the electrical and the damping properties were investigated. Dynamic mechanical thermal analysis reveals that the loss factors of the composites were improved by incorporation of PZT and CNT under the concentration above a critical electrical percolation. Based on this piezo-damping material, the PZT contributes to the transformation of mechanical noise and vibration energies into electric energy, while the CNT serve in the shorting of the generated electric current to the external circuit. An optimum formulation for the piezo-damping epoxy-based materials can be designed on the basis of the results of this study.