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Transmission electron microscopy of single wall carbon nanotube/polymer nanocomposites: A first‐principles study
Author(s) -
Solá F.,
Xia Z. H.,
LebrónColón M.,
Meador M. A.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
physica status solidi (rrl) – rapid research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.786
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1862-6270
pISSN - 1862-6254
DOI - 10.1002/pssr.201206271
Subject(s) - high resolution transmission electron microscopy , carbon nanotube , transmission electron microscopy , nanocomposite , electron diffraction , materials science , polymer , dispersion (optics) , diffraction , nanotechnology , polymer nanocomposite , electron microscope , resolution (logic) , optics , composite material , physics , computer science , artificial intelligence
The physics of high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) image formation and electron diffraction of single wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) in a polymer matrix was investigated theoretically on the basis of the multislice method. The effect of the nanocomposite thickness on both image contrast and typical electron diffraction reflections of the nanofillers was explored. The implications of the results on the experimental applicability to study dispersion, chirality and diameter of nanofillers are discussed. (© 2012 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)