Pub Date : 2024-10-02DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2024.110894
Yaxin Duan , Hongbin Yang , Yue Niu , Ying Han , Aoran Wang , Hongxiang Xie , Ting Xu , Mengge Gao , Chuanling Si
In this study, a new strategy for preparing cellulose nanofibers/polymethyl methacrylate (CNF/PMMA) composite with high strength and high transmittance was developed. The UV curing technique was adopted to induce the polymerization of MMA and the grafting modification of methacryloylated CNF aerogel (CNFMA). The compatibility between CNF aerogel and PMMA was significantly improved through the grafting modification of CNF aerogel. The cold ultraviolet photopolymerization strategy makes the polymerization reaction much milder. The transmittance of the CNFMA/PMMA composite was 86.45 %, showing only a slight reduction compared to PMMA. Its tensile strength increased to 69.21 MPa, about twice that of PMMA, and 1.5 times that of CNFpure/PMMA, proving the interaction between CNF and PMMA was greatly enhanced due to the successful grafting of PMMA onto the surface of CNF. The glass transition temperature is 108.1 °C, which increased by nearly 20 %. The thermal stability has also been improved, as reflected by a 10 % increase in the initial pyrolysis temperature. Overall, this work provides a mild and green preparation method for CNF/PMMA composites, making them suitable for applications in the field of high-strength organic glass.
{"title":"Engineering cellulose nanofibril aerogel for reinforcing polymethyl methacrylate with superior mechanical strength, high transparency, and improved thermal stability","authors":"Yaxin Duan , Hongbin Yang , Yue Niu , Ying Han , Aoran Wang , Hongxiang Xie , Ting Xu , Mengge Gao , Chuanling Si","doi":"10.1016/j.compscitech.2024.110894","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.compscitech.2024.110894","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this study, a new strategy for preparing cellulose nanofibers/polymethyl methacrylate (CNF/PMMA) composite with high strength and high transmittance was developed. The UV curing technique was adopted to induce the polymerization of MMA and the grafting modification of methacryloylated CNF aerogel (CNF<sub>MA</sub>). The compatibility between CNF aerogel and PMMA was significantly improved through the grafting modification of CNF aerogel. The cold ultraviolet photopolymerization strategy makes the polymerization reaction much milder. The transmittance of the CNF<sub>MA</sub>/PMMA composite was 86.45 %, showing only a slight reduction compared to PMMA. Its tensile strength increased to 69.21 MPa, about twice that of PMMA, and 1.5 times that of CNF<sub>pure</sub>/PMMA, proving the interaction between CNF and PMMA was greatly enhanced due to the successful grafting of PMMA onto the surface of CNF. The glass transition temperature is 108.1 °C, which increased by nearly 20 %. The thermal stability has also been improved, as reflected by a 10 % increase in the initial pyrolysis temperature. Overall, this work provides a mild and green preparation method for CNF/PMMA composites, making them suitable for applications in the field of high-strength organic glass.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":283,"journal":{"name":"Composites Science and Technology","volume":"258 ","pages":"Article 110894"},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142417677","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-10-02DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2024.110885
Wenchao Li , Zhengnan Su , Yanru Hu , Lihui Meng , Fang Zhu , Bin Xie , Zilin Zhou , Shuojie Cui , Meng Wang , Qingzhi Wu , Shun Yao
Although poly (ether-ether-ketone) (PEEK) has been widely used in orthopedic surgeries, its clinical efficacy is challenged by ineffective bone regeneration and insufficient osteointegration. Herein, inspired by the Mortise-and-tenon joint in traditional Chinese architectural art, a novel strategy has been developed to construct photothermal-responsive PEEK composite implants, with tapered lock-groove edges as proof of concept, by incorporating graphene oxide (GO) loaded with polydopamine-coated nano-zirconia (PDA@ZrO2) into PEEK (namely PGPZ composite). The PGPZ composite exhibits improved mechanical properties, good cytocompatibility and blood compatibility, excellent antibacterial ability and osteogenic activity remotely controlled by near-infrared irradiation (NIR). The cranial defects experiment on rabbits reveals that repeated NIR treatment on PGPZ composite implant significantly accelerates endogenous bone regeneration. More importantly, abundant newly-formed bone has materialized in the lock grooves, forming interlocked Mortise-and-tenon joints with the implant. This study not only pave the way for further clinical applications of the PEEK composite implants with improved bioactivities to promote bone regeneration and osteointegration, but also providing a novel strategy for structural and functional design of various tissue engineering implants.
{"title":"Functional and structural construction of photothermal-responsive PEEK composite implants to promote bone regeneration and bone-implant integration","authors":"Wenchao Li , Zhengnan Su , Yanru Hu , Lihui Meng , Fang Zhu , Bin Xie , Zilin Zhou , Shuojie Cui , Meng Wang , Qingzhi Wu , Shun Yao","doi":"10.1016/j.compscitech.2024.110885","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.compscitech.2024.110885","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Although poly (ether-ether-ketone) (PEEK) has been widely used in orthopedic surgeries, its clinical efficacy is challenged by ineffective bone regeneration and insufficient osteointegration. Herein, inspired by the Mortise-and-tenon joint in traditional Chinese architectural art, a novel strategy has been developed to construct photothermal-responsive PEEK composite implants, with tapered lock-groove edges as proof of concept, by incorporating graphene oxide (GO) loaded with polydopamine-coated nano-zirconia (PDA@ZrO<sub>2</sub>) into PEEK (namely PGPZ composite). The PGPZ composite exhibits improved mechanical properties, good cytocompatibility and blood compatibility, excellent antibacterial ability and osteogenic activity remotely controlled by near-infrared irradiation (NIR). The cranial defects experiment on rabbits reveals that repeated NIR treatment on PGPZ composite implant significantly accelerates endogenous bone regeneration. More importantly, abundant newly-formed bone has materialized in the lock grooves, forming interlocked Mortise-and-tenon joints with the implant. This study not only pave the way for further clinical applications of the PEEK composite implants with improved bioactivities to promote bone regeneration and osteointegration, but also providing a novel strategy for structural and functional design of various tissue engineering implants.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":283,"journal":{"name":"Composites Science and Technology","volume":"258 ","pages":"Article 110885"},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142417753","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-10-01DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2024.110889
Shen Zhao , Zhixiong Wu , Tao Wang , Yemao Han , Huiming Liu , Zhicong Miao , Rongjin Huang , Laifeng Li
The increasingly powerful computing capabilities of 5G technology are posing greater heat dissipation challenges for communications base stations. Passive radiative cooling, as a promising cooling strategy without energy consumption, however, is severely limited by its insufficient cooling power especially in the face of high heat flux conditions. Herein, we report a tri-function passive radiative cooler (TPRC) to enhance the cooling capacity through the synergistic effect of broadband radiative cooling, latent heat storage, and directional thermal conduction. Vacuum-assisted self-stacking, skeleton absorption and coating methods are used to fabricate TPRC. Under the heating power density of 4000 W/m2, TPRC lowered the thermal equilibrium temperature to 74.1 °C, a reduction of 16 °C and 3.7 °C compared to the bare aluminum plate and single radiative film, respectively. The contributions of these three cooling types were analyzed and it revealed that optimizing thermal conduction can effectively improve cooling efficiency. Our work provides a comprehensive strategy for expanding the application of passive radiative cooling to high power density devices.
{"title":"Directional thermal conductive PEG@BNNS composites enhanced tri-function passive radiative cooler for thermal management of high-power density devices","authors":"Shen Zhao , Zhixiong Wu , Tao Wang , Yemao Han , Huiming Liu , Zhicong Miao , Rongjin Huang , Laifeng Li","doi":"10.1016/j.compscitech.2024.110889","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.compscitech.2024.110889","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The increasingly powerful computing capabilities of 5G technology are posing greater heat dissipation challenges for communications base stations. Passive radiative cooling, as a promising cooling strategy without energy consumption, however, is severely limited by its insufficient cooling power especially in the face of high heat flux conditions. Herein, we report a tri-function passive radiative cooler (TPRC) to enhance the cooling capacity through the synergistic effect of broadband radiative cooling, latent heat storage, and directional thermal conduction. Vacuum-assisted self-stacking, skeleton absorption and coating methods are used to fabricate TPRC. Under the heating power density of 4000 W/m<sup>2</sup>, TPRC lowered the thermal equilibrium temperature to 74.1 °C, a reduction of 16 °C and 3.7 °C compared to the bare aluminum plate and single radiative film, respectively. The contributions of these three cooling types were analyzed and it revealed that optimizing thermal conduction can effectively improve cooling efficiency. Our work provides a comprehensive strategy for expanding the application of passive radiative cooling to high power density devices.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":283,"journal":{"name":"Composites Science and Technology","volume":"258 ","pages":"Article 110889"},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142417676","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-10-01DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2024.110892
Kaixuan Lei , Wenzhen Qin , Shulin Bai , Jianfan Cao , Liang Chen
Improving the weak interfacial bonding of carbon fiber (CF)/polyetheretherketone (PEEK) composites is an extremely urgent need. Addressing this issue, sizing modification on CF surfaces is a conventional and effective method. In this work, polyethersulfone-polystyrene sulfonate sodium (PES-NaPSS) was successfully synthesized by UV illumination. A novel surfactant-free aqueous PES-NaPSS sizing agent was prepared by emulsion/solvent evaporation method to regulate the interface of CF/PEEK composites. From the XPS and SEM results, it can be seen that PES-NaPSS was uniformly coated on the CF surfaces, which introduced the reactive groups on the CF surfaces. The PES-NaPSS sizing agent exhibits good thermal performance and storage stability, meeting the needs for high temperature processing of CF/PEEK composites. Compared with the unsized CF/PEEK composites, the ILSS, flexural strength and modulus of the 0.9 wt% PES-NaPSS modified CF/PEEK composite are improved by 32.8 %, 40.3 % and 37.4 %, respectively. Accordingly, the mechanisms of the interface improvement are physical riveting, chain entanglement, chemical and physical interactions between the PES-NaPSS and PEEK matrix. This green and effective method of interface improvement will supply a prerequisite for the extensive application of CF/PEEK composites.
{"title":"Water-based PES-NaPSS sizing agent without surfactant for interface enhancement of CF/PEEK composites","authors":"Kaixuan Lei , Wenzhen Qin , Shulin Bai , Jianfan Cao , Liang Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.compscitech.2024.110892","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.compscitech.2024.110892","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Improving the weak interfacial bonding of carbon fiber (CF)/polyetheretherketone (PEEK) composites is an extremely urgent need. Addressing this issue, sizing modification on CF surfaces is a conventional and effective method. In this work, polyethersulfone-polystyrene sulfonate sodium (PES-NaPSS) was successfully synthesized by UV illumination. A novel surfactant-free aqueous PES-NaPSS sizing agent was prepared by emulsion/solvent evaporation method to regulate the interface of CF/PEEK composites. From the XPS and SEM results, it can be seen that PES-NaPSS was uniformly coated on the CF surfaces, which introduced the reactive groups on the CF surfaces. The PES-NaPSS sizing agent exhibits good thermal performance and storage stability, meeting the needs for high temperature processing of CF/PEEK composites. Compared with the unsized CF/PEEK composites, the ILSS, flexural strength and modulus of the 0.9 wt% PES-NaPSS modified CF/PEEK composite are improved by 32.8 %, 40.3 % and 37.4 %, respectively. Accordingly, the mechanisms of the interface improvement are physical riveting, chain entanglement, chemical and physical interactions between the PES-NaPSS and PEEK matrix. This green and effective method of interface improvement will supply a prerequisite for the extensive application of CF/PEEK composites.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":283,"journal":{"name":"Composites Science and Technology","volume":"258 ","pages":"Article 110892"},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142418003","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-09-30DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2024.110878
Jie Xiao, Guodong Fang, Bing Wang, Changqing Hong, Songhe Meng
The silicone-phenolic multicomponent polymers are typically employed as the matrix of fiber-reinforced nanocomposites developed for reentry vehicles due to their excellent thermal and mechanical properties. The thermomechanical properties of the silicone-phenolic multicomponent polymer system, which are greatly related to the processing and microstructures, were studied using molecular dynamics (MD) simulations combined with experiments. A multistep dynamic polymerization approach was utilized to form the crosslinked polymer model, which was also validated in terms of both microstructures and properties. The thermomechanical properties of the crosslinked polymer system were established as a function of crosslinking degree, component ratio, temperature, strain rate, and cooling rate, and the influence mechanisms of the processing parameters were revealed. The crosslinking degree can greatly influence the glass transition temperature and volumetric coefficient of thermal expansion, which is attributed to the constrained chain mobility. The crosslinking degree and the component ratio have a significant effect on the morphologies and vibrational density of states of the polymer system, respectively, which in turn affects the thermal conductivity. The failure mode during uniaxial tensile was investigated in terms of the atomic energy distribution through MD simulations. The elastic and plastic deformation stages are dominated by intermolecular non-bonding interactions, but less contributed by the bonding interactions. This work can guide the design of polymeric nanocomposites by establishing the relationship of processing-microstructure-thermomechanical properties.
{"title":"Molecular dynamics simulations of thermomechanical properties of silicone-modified phenolic polymer","authors":"Jie Xiao, Guodong Fang, Bing Wang, Changqing Hong, Songhe Meng","doi":"10.1016/j.compscitech.2024.110878","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.compscitech.2024.110878","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The silicone-phenolic multicomponent polymers are typically employed as the matrix of fiber-reinforced nanocomposites developed for reentry vehicles due to their excellent thermal and mechanical properties. The thermomechanical properties of the silicone-phenolic multicomponent polymer system, which are greatly related to the processing and microstructures, were studied using molecular dynamics (MD) simulations combined with experiments. A multistep dynamic polymerization approach was utilized to form the crosslinked polymer model, which was also validated in terms of both microstructures and properties. The thermomechanical properties of the crosslinked polymer system were established as a function of crosslinking degree, component ratio, temperature, strain rate, and cooling rate, and the influence mechanisms of the processing parameters were revealed. The crosslinking degree can greatly influence the glass transition temperature and volumetric coefficient of thermal expansion, which is attributed to the constrained chain mobility. The crosslinking degree and the component ratio have a significant effect on the morphologies and vibrational density of states of the polymer system, respectively, which in turn affects the thermal conductivity. The failure mode during uniaxial tensile was investigated in terms of the atomic energy distribution through MD simulations. The elastic and plastic deformation stages are dominated by intermolecular non-bonding interactions, but less contributed by the bonding interactions. This work can guide the design of polymeric nanocomposites by establishing the relationship of processing-microstructure-thermomechanical properties.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":283,"journal":{"name":"Composites Science and Technology","volume":"258 ","pages":"Article 110878"},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142417678","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-09-30DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2024.110888
Zhipeng Wang , Jianfeng Li , Wei Zhang , Jinze Jiao , Yuan Yuan , Qinghua Qin
A pin-slot positioning method was proposed to fabricate carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) metamaterials of hexagonal and zero Poisson's ratio semi-re-entrant honeycombs with the same mass of monolayer continuous twill-woven carbon fiber/epoxy prepregs. The in-plane compressive collapse of CFRP honeycombs was explored through experiments and finite element (FE) simulations. Furthermore, analytical models were developed to predict the modulus and initial collapse stress of the hexagonal and semi-re-entrant honeycombs. Good agreement is achieved between analytical predictions, FE simulations and experimental results. It is shown that the initial collapse of CFRP honeycombs is by the bending of cell walls. Once initial collapse has been attained, both hexagonal and semi-re-entrant honeycombs have a stress softening. The collapse and failure modes of CFRP honeycombs strongly depend on cellular configurations and loading directions.
{"title":"Fabrication and in-plane compressive collapse of CFRP honeycomb metamaterials","authors":"Zhipeng Wang , Jianfeng Li , Wei Zhang , Jinze Jiao , Yuan Yuan , Qinghua Qin","doi":"10.1016/j.compscitech.2024.110888","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.compscitech.2024.110888","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A pin-slot positioning method was proposed to fabricate carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) metamaterials of hexagonal and zero Poisson's ratio semi-re-entrant honeycombs with the same mass of monolayer continuous twill-woven carbon fiber/epoxy prepregs. The in-plane compressive collapse of CFRP honeycombs was explored through experiments and finite element (FE) simulations. Furthermore, analytical models were developed to predict the modulus and initial collapse stress of the hexagonal and semi-re-entrant honeycombs. Good agreement is achieved between analytical predictions, FE simulations and experimental results. It is shown that the initial collapse of CFRP honeycombs is by the bending of cell walls. Once initial collapse has been attained, both hexagonal and semi-re-entrant honeycombs have a stress softening. The collapse and failure modes of CFRP honeycombs strongly depend on cellular configurations and loading directions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":283,"journal":{"name":"Composites Science and Technology","volume":"258 ","pages":"Article 110888"},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142529886","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-09-30DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2024.110891
Jiangjing Shi , Tianhao Shen , Wenfu Zhang , Hong Chen , Changlei Xia
The gyratory jute yarn wound composites (JYWCs) manufactured by the filament winding process show significant potential as eco-friendly alternatives to plastic pipes commonly used in outdoor settings. Ensuring the long-term service performance and durability of the JYWCs in hot and humid environments becomes critical. This study investigated the hygroscopic and hydrothermal aging behaviors of the JYWCs to elucidate their performance deterioration mechanisms. Compared with hygroscopic aging, long-term hydrothermal aging posed a more serious threat to the overall performance of the JYWCs. The jute yarns in the JYWCs experienced swelling, shrinkage, and degradation due to hygroscopic and hydrothermal aging, leading to a 47.4 % and 161.5 % increase in the void volume fraction of the JYWCs, respectively. The deterioration in the mechanical properties of the JYWCs was attributed to the attenuation of jute yarn properties, debonding of the fiber-resin matrix interface, and an increase in voids within the composites. Improving the manufacturing process to minimize voids in the JYWCs and control the pathways for moisture absorption is a highly effective strategy to enhance their long-term performance and durability.
{"title":"Hygroscopic and hydrothermal aging behaviors and performance deterioration mechanisms of jute yarn wound composites","authors":"Jiangjing Shi , Tianhao Shen , Wenfu Zhang , Hong Chen , Changlei Xia","doi":"10.1016/j.compscitech.2024.110891","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.compscitech.2024.110891","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The gyratory jute yarn wound composites (JYWCs) manufactured by the filament winding process show significant potential as eco-friendly alternatives to plastic pipes commonly used in outdoor settings. Ensuring the long-term service performance and durability of the JYWCs in hot and humid environments becomes critical. This study investigated the hygroscopic and hydrothermal aging behaviors of the JYWCs to elucidate their performance deterioration mechanisms. Compared with hygroscopic aging, long-term hydrothermal aging posed a more serious threat to the overall performance of the JYWCs. The jute yarns in the JYWCs experienced swelling, shrinkage, and degradation due to hygroscopic and hydrothermal aging, leading to a 47.4 % and 161.5 % increase in the void volume fraction of the JYWCs, respectively. The deterioration in the mechanical properties of the JYWCs was attributed to the attenuation of jute yarn properties, debonding of the fiber-resin matrix interface, and an increase in voids within the composites. Improving the manufacturing process to minimize voids in the JYWCs and control the pathways for moisture absorption is a highly effective strategy to enhance their long-term performance and durability.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":283,"journal":{"name":"Composites Science and Technology","volume":"258 ","pages":"Article 110891"},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142417679","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-09-30DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2024.110890
P.V. Divakarraju , V. Pandurangan , M. Nithyadharan
Experimentally evaluating the elastic properties of flax fibers is challenging due to their complex hierarchical structure, and a standard test procedure for measuring their transverse and shear moduli is currently not reported in the literature. Hence, this study presents an atomic force microscopy (AFM) based nanoindentation technique to evaluate the transverse and shear moduli of flax fiber. A high-precision focused ion beam (FIB)-milling process was used to fabricate a flat surface for indentation along the longitudinal fiber cross-section of the fiber and transverse fiber cross-section by polishing the unidirectional (UD) lamina in order to evaluate the indentation modulus. Further, Swanson's numerical contour approach was adopted to evaluate the elastic properties of the fiber from the measured indentation modulus. The accuracy of the experimentally obtained fiber properties is verified by using it in a micromechanics model for predicting the elastic properties of the UD lamina and comparing it with experimental results reported in the literature.
由于亚麻纤维具有复杂的层次结构,因此对其弹性特性进行实验评估具有挑战性,目前文献中还没有关于测量其横向和剪切模量的标准测试程序的报道。因此,本研究提出了一种基于原子力显微镜(AFM)的纳米压痕技术来评估亚麻纤维的横向和剪切模量。采用高精度聚焦离子束(FIB)铣削工艺,沿着纤维的纵向纤维横截面和横向纤维横截面,通过抛光单向(UD)薄片,制造出用于压痕的平面,以评估压痕模量。此外,还采用了斯旺森数值轮廓方法,根据测得的压痕模量评估纤维的弹性特性。通过在微观力学模型中使用实验获得的纤维特性来预测 UD 薄片的弹性特性,并将其与文献中报道的实验结果进行比较,从而验证了实验获得的纤维特性的准确性。
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The electrical properties of carbon fibers serve as the foundation for the multifunctional applications of carbon fiber-reinforced composite structures. In scenarios that exploit the electrical characteristics of materials, accurate estimation of electrical resistivity stands as a critical factor. This study endeavors to elucidate the electrical conduction behaviors in unidirectional composites with different fiber orientation angles (0°, 15°, 30°, 45°, 60°, 75°, and 90°) and aspect ratios, thereby deriving the volume resistivity within an arbitrary Cartesian coordinate system. Employing thermal infrared imaging technology and finite element analysis, we identified distinctive electrical conduction behaviors associated with aspect ratios in carbon fiber composite plates. Notably, a critical aspect ratio exists wherein the diagonal yarn is the only conductive path between two electrodes. Below this critical threshold, no direct conductive path exists, and current flows through the shortest distance between parallel yarns. Conversely, beyond the critical aspect ratio value, multiple yarns form conductive paths between the two electrodes. Based on the electrical conduction behavior of unidirectional composites under different angles and aspect ratios, the volume resistivity with finite boundaries was derived and examined under an arbitrary Cartesian coordinate basis.
{"title":"Aspect ratio-dependent volume resistivity in unidirectional composites: Insights from electrical conduction behavior","authors":"Gen Li, Tianwei Wu, Junjie Zhang, Frew Asamnewu Fikru, Baozhong Sun, Bohong Gu","doi":"10.1016/j.compscitech.2024.110887","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.compscitech.2024.110887","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The electrical properties of carbon fibers serve as the foundation for the multifunctional applications of carbon fiber-reinforced composite structures. In scenarios that exploit the electrical characteristics of materials, accurate estimation of electrical resistivity stands as a critical factor. This study endeavors to elucidate the electrical conduction behaviors in unidirectional composites with different fiber orientation angles (0°, 15°, 30°, 45°, 60°, 75°, and 90°) and aspect ratios, thereby deriving the volume resistivity within an arbitrary Cartesian coordinate system. Employing thermal infrared imaging technology and finite element analysis, we identified distinctive electrical conduction behaviors associated with aspect ratios in carbon fiber composite plates. Notably, a critical aspect ratio exists wherein the diagonal yarn is the only conductive path between two electrodes. Below this critical threshold, no direct conductive path exists, and current flows through the shortest distance between parallel yarns. Conversely, beyond the critical aspect ratio value, multiple yarns form conductive paths between the two electrodes. Based on the electrical conduction behavior of unidirectional composites under different angles and aspect ratios, the volume resistivity with finite boundaries was derived and examined under an arbitrary Cartesian coordinate basis.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":283,"journal":{"name":"Composites Science and Technology","volume":"258 ","pages":"Article 110887"},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142417755","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-09-27DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2024.110881
Ceng Li , Ziyue Huang , Liang Zhang , Zifei Song , Ying Chen , Xiangwu Chang , Penghao Hu
In pursuit of advanced self-powered wearable devices, piezoelectric materials have aroused great attention due to their stable energy harvesting ability from surroundings. However, traditional piezoelectric polymer-based nanogenerators necessitate a high-energy process to align the dipoles of the polymer, which is cumbersome, expensive, and could even lead to material deterioration. To address this challenge, we present a composite strategy with self-poling capability enabled by the extrusion-based 3D printing. MXene nanosheets were introduced into the fluoropolymer poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-trifluoroethylene) (PVDF-TrFE) to provide strong hydrogen bonding as anchors. Under the shear stress generated by the extrusion process, the alignment of the dipoles was realized without additional treatment. The resulting piezoelectric nanogenerator exhibits an open-circuit voltage of 5.5 V, a short-circuit current of 1.1 μA, and the output power density of 68 μWcm−3 under the force of 22 N and a frequency of 2 Hz. A self-powered sensor was assembled and demonstrated high sensitivity for human motions and facial expressions. Moreover, the 3D-printed piezoelectric composites present good flexibility, which is a crucial property for wearable devices. With the free design capabilities of the 3D printing technology, this strategy may pave the way for customized and feasible processing of high-performance piezoelectric nanogenerators and force sensors.
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