Noncovalently functionalized boron nitride nanotubes and polymer nanocomposites with water-soluble poly (amic acid) salt

  • Jeong Un Jin
  • , Se Gyu Jang
  • , Seokhoon Ahn
  • , Dae Yoon Kim
  • , Jae Ryang Hahn*
  • , Nam Ho You
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In this study, polyamic acid salt-BNNTs (PAS-BNNTs) were prepared by noncovalently functionalizing water-soluble PAS with improved dispersion stability in organic solvents, and high compatibility with polyimide (PI) nanocomposites. We show that BNNTs functionalized with PAS have enhanced mechanical properties that are influenced by various loadings of PAS-BNNT/PI films through in situ polymerization. Compared with the pure PI film, the tensile strength and tensile modulus increased by about 20% and 37%, respectively. The proposed system also improved the coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) from 52.6 to 45.7 ppm/oC. The enhanced mechanical properties of the PI nanocomposite were due to the interfacial bond strength enhanced by the reinforcing effect of PAS-BNNTs. Our study demonstrates the potential of PAS-BNNTs for preparing BNNT/PI nanocomposites with various structures.

Original languageEnglish
Article number157082
JournalApplied Surface Science
Volume623
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023.06.30

Keywords

  • BNNT
  • Mechanical properties
  • Nanocomposite
  • Noncovalent functionalization
  • Polyamic acid salt

Quacquarelli Symonds(QS) Subject Topics

  • Materials Science
  • Physics & Astronomy

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