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Crystalinity Properties of Carbon Nanotube-Polyvinylidene Fluoride Composites

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Single-wall and multi-wall carbon nanotube blends (0 to 0.5 vol% ) with polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) have been prepared using solution cast method and characterized. By acid treatment, it has been observed that nanotube has been well functionalized and uniformly dispersed into the polymer. X-ray diffraction analysis coupled with differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) has revealed that carbon nanotube alters the crystallinity of PVDF and thereby enhances the β-phase in PVDF. Experimental results have demonstrated that enhancement of β-phase is a function of carbon nanotube concentration.

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    Xiaobing Shan, Peixuan Wu, Lin Zhang & Z.-Y Cheng

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Shan, X., Wu, P., Zhang, L. et al. Crystalinity Properties of Carbon Nanotube-Polyvinylidene Fluoride Composites. MRS Online Proceedings Library 1134, 811 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1557/PROC-1134-BB08-11

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