Formation Mechanism of β-Phase in PVDF/CNT Composite Prepared by the Sonication Method
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Abstract
Two poly(vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF)/carbon nanotube (CNT) composites are prepared by solution sonication and mechanical mixture approaches. It is found that α-phase coexists with β-phase in the composite prepared by sonicating the PVDF/CNT mixture solution, while no β-phase can be observed in the composite prepared from the mechanical mixture route. With the help of the density functional theory calculations, it is explained that a large amount of energy is required for transforming trans−gauche−trans−gauche′ (TGTG′) into trans−trans (TT) conformations and the TT molecular chain can be bound on the CNT surface tightly. The emergence of β-phases is independent of zigzag carbon atoms on the CNT surface. The formation mechanism of β-phase is proposed based on the theoretical calculations and experimental results.
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