The Preparation and Properties of PEN/MWNT Nanocomposites

Polyarylene ether nitrile (PEN)/multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWNT) composites was prepared, and their rheological behavior and mechanical properties were studied. The PEN/MWNT composites have been fabricated via solution mixing by using ultrasound and dispersion agent, and then casting. This results show that the rheological and mechanical properties of the PEN/MWNT nanocomposites prepared by ultrasound treatment with sodium dodecyl sulfate increase more significantly than that of the ultrasound-treated PEN/MWNT composites and the untreated PEN/MWNT composites with the increase in the MWNT content. The rheological and mechanical properties of the PEN/MWNT composites were related with the content ratio of the MWNT and the preparation ways.