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Novel Micro/Nanoscale Hybrid Reinforcement: Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes on SiC Particles
Author(s) -
Ci L.,
Bai J.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200400379
Subject(s) - materials science , carbon nanotube , epoxy , nanoscopic scale , chemical vapor deposition , composite number , composite material , nanotechnology , reinforcement , carbon fibers , nanocomposite , nanotube , hybrid material , micrometer , physics , optics
SiC particles are coated with multi‐walled carbon nanotubes using a simple chemical vapor deposition process. This new type of micro/nanoscale hybrid reinforcement combines the characteristics of carbon nanotubes and the micrometer‐sized SiC particles. Using this hybrid reinforcement in an epoxy composite produced a significant improvement in mechanical properties, attributed to the carbon‐nanotube‐ reinforced interface between the epoxy matrix and the particles.