Authors
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Zhang, J. ; Zhuang, R.-C. ; Liu, J. ; Scheffler, C. ; Mäder, E. ; Heinrich, G. ; Gao, S.-L.
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Title
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A single glass fiber with ultrathin layer of carbon nanotube networks beneficial to in-situ monitoring of polymer properties in composite interphases
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Date
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26.11.2014
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Number
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44802
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Abstract
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Electrophoretic deposition (EPD) is used to deposit multiwalled carbon nanotube networks (CNTs) onto electrically insulating glass fiber surfaces. We found that the thin networks on a single glass fiber surface exhibit semiconducting properties. This enables us to realize a single CNT-glass fiber as a probe with novel multifunctional capabilities for in-situ monitoring of various chemical/physical transitions, particularly in the interphase region between polymer and glass fiber. Because of the intimate interaction between CNTs and polymers in the vicinity of a glass fiber, our CNT probe can rapidly sense the local changes of fundamental polymer properties, such as glass transition, reaction activation energy, cross-linking reaction, and crystallization.
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Publisher
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Soft Materials
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Wikidata
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Citation
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Soft Materials 12 (2014) S115-120
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DOI
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https://doi.org/10.1080/1539445X.2014.945128
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Tags
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chemical/physical sensor cnt probe cross-linking reaction crystallization glass transition temperature interphase
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