期刊
ACS NANO
卷 8, 期 1, 页码 124-138出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/nn402485n
关键词
carbon nanotubes; graphene; in situ SEM testing; adhesion energy; molecular mechanics; chemical functionalization
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资金
- ARO MURI award [W911NF-09-1-0541]
- NSF award [CMMI-1235480]
- Department of Defense (DoD) through the National Defense Science & Engineering Graduate Fellowship (NDSEG) Program
- Northwestern University Ryan Fellowship & International Institute for Nanotechnology
Understanding atomic interactions between constituents is critical to the design of high-performance nanocomposites. Here, we report an experimental-computational approach to investigate the adhesion energy between as-produced arc discharge multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and graphene. An in situ scanning electron microscope (SEM) experiment is used to peel MWCNTs from graphene grown on copper foils. The force during peeling is obtained by monitoring the deflection of a cantilever. Finite element and molecular mechanics simulations are performed to assist the data analysis and interpretation of the results. A finite element analysis of the experimental configuration is employed to confirm the applicability of Kendall's peeling model to obtain the adhesion energy. Molecular mechanics simulations are used to estimate the effective contact width at the MWCNT-graphene interface. The measured surface energy is gamma = 0.20 +/- 0.09 J . m(-2) or gamma = 0.36 +/- 0.16 J . m(-2), depending on the assumed conformation of the tube cross section during peeling. The scatter in the data is believed to result from an amorphous carbon coating on the MWCNTs, observed using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and the surface roughness of graphene as characterized by atomic force microscopy (AFM).
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