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Morphological, electrical, thermal and mechanical properties of phthalocyanine/multi-wall carbon nanotubes nanocomposites prepared by masterbatch dilution

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Multi-wall carbon nanotubes reinforced thermoset phthalocyanine (Pc/CNTs) nanocomposites were successfully prepared through melt-mixing and masterbatch dilution and investigated for their morphologies and physical properties. Pc/CNTs nanocomposites were prepared by the more optimized masterbatch method. The feasibility of using Pc/CNTs nanocomposites was investigated by evaluating their electrical, dielectric, mechanical, morphological and thermal properties as a function of CNT loading. Consequently, the dramatic electrical and dielectric transition happened when CNT content was about 1 wt%. For the 1 wt% CNTs-filled Pc nanocomposites, a 51.4 % increase in flexural strength was obtained and flexural modulus was also improved from 3851.7 MPa to 3973.3 MPa. All Pc/CNTs nanocomposites showed high thermal and thermo-oxidative stabilities up to 535 °C. Pc/CNTs nanocomposites with multifunctional properties can find uses under some critical circumstances with requirements of high strength and temperature.

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The authors wish to thank for financial support of this work from the National Natural Science Foundation (No. 51173021), Major Science and Technology Project in Sichuan Province (2010 FZ 0117) and "863" National Major Program of High Technology (2012AA03A212).

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    Zicheng Wang, Xulin Yang, Junji Wei, Mingzhen Xu, Lifen Tong, Rui Zhao & Xiaobo Liu

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Wang, Z., Yang, X., Wei, J. et al. Morphological, electrical, thermal and mechanical properties of phthalocyanine/multi-wall carbon nanotubes nanocomposites prepared by masterbatch dilution. J Polym Res 19, 9969 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10965-012-9969-3

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