• 文献标题:   The Role of alpha, gamma, and Metastable Polymorphs on Electrospun Polyamide 6/Functionalized Graphene Oxide
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   MACOSSAY J, AVILAVEGA YI, SHEIKH FA, CANTU T, LONGORIARODRIGUEZ FE, RAMIREZSORIA EH, ADVINCULA RC, BONILLACRUZ J
  • 作者关键词:   electrospinning, graphene oxide, polyamide, polymer nanofiber, polymorph, tensile stres
  • 出版物名称:   MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS
  • ISSN:   1022-1336 EI 1521-3927
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Texas Rio Grande Valley
  • 被引频次:   0
  • DOI:   10.1002/marc.202000195 EA JUN 2020
  • 出版年:   2020

▎ 摘  要

The present paper describes the addition of nitroxide-functionalized graphene oxide (GOFT) into polyamide 6 (PA6) micro- and nanofibers, which are obtained through electrospinning. Scanning electron microscopy micrographs demonstrate the presence of fibers. Tensile testing presents an unexpected and non-obvious behavior, in which the Young's modulus, tensile strength, and elongation simultaneously and remarkably increase compared to the pristine polymer nanofibers. GOFT induces the hydrogen bonding between the NH group from PA6 with the functional groups, thus promoting higher crystallinity of the polymer matrix. Nonetheless, deconvoluted curves by differential scanning calorimetry reveal the presence of two quasi-steady polymorphs (beta and delta phases) contributing to 46% of the total crystallinity. This evidence suggests that their presence and high ratios are responsible for the unexpected and simultaneous enhancement of tensile properties.