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Title: Fabrication of Porous Carbon Films and Their Impact on Carbon/Polypropylene Interfacial Bonding
Porous carbon films were generated by thermal treatment of polymer films made from poly(acrylonitrile-co-methyl acrylate)/polyethylene terephthalate (PAN/PET) blend. The precursor films were fabricated by a dip-coating process using PAN/PET solutions in hexafluoro-2-propanol (HFIP). A two-step process, including stabilization and carbonization, was employed to produce the carbon films. PET functioned as a pore former. Specifically, porous carbon films with thicknesses from 0.38–1.83 μm and pore diameters between 0.1–10 μm were obtained. The higher concentrations of PET in the PAN/PET mixture and the higher withdrawal speed during dip-coating caused the formation of larger pores. The thickness of the carbon films can be regulated using the withdrawal speed used in the dip-coating deposition. We determined that the deposition of the porous carbon film on graphite substrate significantly increases the value of the interfacial shear strength between graphite plates and thermoplastic PP. This study has shown the feasibility of fabrication of 3D porous carbon structure on the surface of carbon materials for increasing the interfacial strength. We expect that this approach can be employed for the fabrication of high-performance carbon fiber-thermoplastic composites.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1655740
PAR ID:
10228900
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Journal of Composites Science
Volume:
5
Issue:
4
ISSN:
2504-477X
Page Range / eLocation ID:
108
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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