[HTML][HTML] Raman spectroscopy of carbon materials and their composites: Graphene, nanotubes and fibres

Z Li, L Deng, IA Kinloch, RJ Young - Progress in Materials Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Raman spectroscopy is now an extremely important technique for the analysis of carbon-
based materials. It is demonstrated how it can be used to give a unique insight into …

Mechanisms of mechanical reinforcement by graphene and carbon nanotubes in polymer nanocomposites

DG Papageorgiou, Z Li, M Liu, IA Kinloch, RJ Young - Nanoscale, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Polymer nanocomposites reinforced with carbon-based nanofillers are gaining increasing
interest for a number of applications due to their excellent properties. The understanding of …

Light-driven bimorph soft actuators: design, fabrication, and properties

Y Chen, J Yang, X Zhang, Y Feng, H Zeng, L Wang… - Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Soft robots that can move like living organisms and adapt to their surroundings are currently
in the limelight from fundamental studies to technological applications, due to their advances …

Estimation of carbon nanotubes and their applications as reinforcing composite materials–an engineering review

A Garg, HD Chalak, MO Belarbi, AM Zenkour… - Composite …, 2021 - Elsevier
The demand for increasing the strength of the structural element without an increase in the
size of the elements leads to the introduction of reinforcements. Employing carbon …

Reinforced carbon fiber laminates with oriented carbon nanotube epoxy nanocomposites: magnetic field assisted alignment and cryogenic temperature mechanical …

Y He, S Yang, H Liu, Q Shao, Q Chen, C Lu… - Journal of colloid and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The epoxy nanocomposites with ordered multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were
used to influence the micro-cracks resistance of carbon fiber reinforced epoxy (CF/EP) …

A review of the interfacial characteristics of polymer nanocomposites containing carbon nanotubes

J Chen, B Liu, X Gao, D Xu - RSC advances, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
This paper provides an overview of recent advances in research on the interfacial
characteristics of carbon nanotube–polymer nanocomposites. The state of knowledge about …

Carbon nanotube–polymer interactions in nanocomposites: a review

M Rahmat, P Hubert - Composites Science and Technology, 2011 - Elsevier
The interaction between carbon nanotubes and polymers is critically reviewed. The
interfacial characteristics directly influence the efficiency of nanotube reinforcements in …

Molecular dynamics modeling of epoxy resins using the reactive interface force field

GM Odegard, SU Patil, PP Deshpande… - …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Predictive computational modeling of polymer materials is necessary for the efficient design
of composite materials and the corresponding processing methods. Molecular dynamics …

[HTML][HTML] Interfacial characteristics of carbon nanotube-polymer composites: A review

J Chen, L Yan, W Song, D Xu - Composites Part A: Applied Science and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Recent research on the interfacial characteristics of carbon nanotube-polymer
nanocomposites is reviewed. The state of knowledge in the characteristics of the interface …

Molecular modeling of crosslinked epoxy polymers: The effect of crosslink density on thermomechanical properties

A Bandyopadhyay, PK Valavala, TC Clancy, KE Wise… - Polymer, 2011 - Elsevier
Molecular dynamics and molecular mechanics simulations are used to establish well-
equilibrated, validated molecular models of the EPON 862-DETDA epoxy system with a …