Journal
POLYMERS
Volume 14, Issue 22, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/polym14225032
Keywords
graphene; thermoplastic polyurethane; interfacial shear properties; molecular dynamics simulation
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [11972127]
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The effect of the type and content of functional groups on the interfacial shear properties of a functionalized graphene sheet (FGS)/thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) nanocomposite was investigated using molecular dynamics simulations. The study found that adding carboxyl or hydroxyl groups on the surface of graphene can enhance the interfacial shear properties of the TPU/FGS system due to the strong interaction of electrostatic forces and H-bonds. Increasing the content of functional groups modified on the graphene surface can also improve the interfacial shear properties.
In this study, the effect of the type and content of functional groups on the interfacial shear properties of a functionalized graphene sheet (FGS)/thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) nanocomposite are investigated by molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. The maximum pull-out force and separation energy were used to characterize the interfacial strength of the FGS/TPU nanocomposite in sliding mode. To find out how the type and content of functional groups affect the interfacial shear properties of the TPU/FGS system from an atomic view, the details of interactions between FGS and TPU were characterized. Based on the results, stronger interfacial shear properties of the TPU/FGS system can be achieved by adding the carboxyl group or hydroxyl group on the surface of graphene than that between TPU and FGS modified by the amine group or epoxy group, because of the strong interaction of electrostatic forces and H-bonds. In addition, interfacial shear properties can also be enhanced by increasing the content of functional groups modified on the surface of graphene.
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