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Deformation of and Interfacial Stress Transfer in Ti3C2 MXene–Polymer Composites
ACS applied materials & interfaces, v 14(8), pp 10681-10690
02 Mar 2022
PMID: 35188382
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Abstract
Transitional metal carbides and nitrides (MXenes) have promise for incorporation into multifunctional composites due to their high electrical conductivity and excellent mechanical and tribological properties. It is unclear, however, to what extent MXenes are also able to improve the mechanical properties of the composites and, if so, what would be the optimal flake size and morphology. Herein, Ti3C2T x MXene is demonstrated to be indeed a good candidate for mechanical reinforcement in polymer matrices. In the present work, the strain-induced Raman band shifts of mono-/few-/multilayer MXenes flakes have been used to study the mechanical properties of MXene and the interlayer/interfacial stress transfer on a polymer substrate. The mechanical performance of MXene was found to be less dependent upon flake thickness compared to that of graphene. This enables Ti3C2T x MXene to offer an efficient mechanical reinforcement to a polymer matrix with a flake length of >10 μm and a thickness of 10s of nanometers. Therefore, the degree of exfoliation of MXenes is not as demanding as other two-dimensional (2D) materials for the purpose of mechanical enhancement in polymers. In addition, the active surface chemistry of MXene facilitates possible functionalization to enable a stronger interface with polymers for applications, such as strain engineering and mechanical enhancement, and in materials including membranes, coatings, and textiles.
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- Title
- Deformation of and Interfacial Stress Transfer in Ti3C2 MXene–Polymer Composites
- Creators
- Mufeng Liu - Henry Royce InstituteYuling Zhuo - Henry Royce InstituteAsia Sarycheva - Drexel UniversityYury Gogotsi - Drexel UniversityMark A. Bissett - Henry Royce InstituteRobert J. Young - Henry Royce InstituteIan A. Kinloch - Henry Royce Institute
- Publication Details
- ACS applied materials & interfaces, v 14(8), pp 10681-10690
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society; Washington, DC
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000778608900067
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85125681969
- Other Identifier
- 991019167345404721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
- Nanoscience & Nanotechnology