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Research Article

High-strength composite yarns derived from oxygen plasma modified super-aligned carbon nanotube arrays

Haoming Wei1,2, Yang Wei1( ), Yang Wu1, iang LiuL1, Shoushan Fan1,2, Kaili Jiang1( )
Department of Physics & Tsinghua–Foxconn Nanotechnology Research CenterTsinghua UniversityBeijing100084China
Department of Materials Science and EngineeringTsinghua UniversityBeijing100084China
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Abstract

Spinning carbon nanotube (CNT) yarns from super-aligned carbon nanotube (SACNT) arrays is a promising approach to fabricate high-strength fibers. However the reported tensile strengths of the as-prepared fibers are far below that of an individual CNT. It is therefore still a challenge to improve their mechanical strengths. Here we report that the tensile strengths and Young's moduli can be further improved to 2.2 GPa and 200 GPa respectively, if we first treat the SACNT array with oxygen plasma by using a reactive ion etching (RIE) facility, then dry spin yarns from it and make composite fibers with polyvinyl alcohol. According to the experimental results obtained using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Raman spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), the improvement is attributed to the oxygen RIE process, as it can create functional groups on the outer walls of CNTs and thus improve the interaction between the CNTs and the polymer molecules.

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mechanical propertiescarbon nanotube yarnssuper-aligned carbon nanotube arrayO2 plasma

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Nano Research
Volume 6 Issue 3,
March 2013
Pages 208-215
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-013-0297-7
Cite this article:
Wei H, Wei Y, Wu Y, et al. High-strength composite yarns derived from oxygen plasma modified super-aligned carbon nanotube arrays. Nano Research, 2013, 6(3): 208-215. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-013-0297-7

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Received: 26 November 2012
Revised: 28 January 2013
Accepted: 29 January 2013
Published: 07 February 2013
© Tsinghua University Press and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013
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