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Magnetic Alignment of Carbon Nanofibers in Polymer Composites

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Donglu Shi ,
Peng He ,
Jie Lian ,
Xavier Chaud ,
Eric Beaugnon ,
Lumin Wang ,
Rodney C. Ewing  and
Robert Tournier
Donglu Shi
Affiliation:
Dept. of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH 45221
Peng He
Affiliation:
Dept. of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH 45221
Jie Lian
Affiliation:
Dept. of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Science, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Xavier Chaud
Affiliation:
Consortium de Recherches pour l'Emergence de Technologies Avancées, CNRS, BP 166, F-38042 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
Eric Beaugnon
Affiliation:
Consortium de Recherches pour l'Emergence de Technologies Avancées, CNRS, BP 166, F-38042 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
Lumin Wang
Affiliation:
Dept. of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Science, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Rodney C. Ewing
Affiliation:
Dept. of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Science, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Robert Tournier
Affiliation:
Consortium de Recherches pour l'Emergence de Technologies Avancées, CNRS, BP 166, F-38042 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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Abstract

Carbon nanofibers were well aligned in polymer composite magnetically at moderate fields up to 3 T. Due to the NiO-coating, carbon nanofibers exhibited strong magnetic moments that lead to alignment. Both TEM and SEM results showed the well-aligned nano-fibers in a polymer matrix. Mechanical testing showed a pronounced anisotropy in tensile strength in directions normal (12.1MPa) and parallel (22MPa) to the applied field, resulting from the well-aligned nanofibers in the polymer matrix. The mechanism of magnetic alignment due to coating of NiO on the nano fiber surface is discussed.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 858: Symposium HH – Functional Carbon Nanotubes , 2004 , HH5.2
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2005

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