Crystalline Morphology and Crystallization Behavior of Poly(Trimethylene Terephthalate)/Functionalized Graphene Oxide Nanocomposites Prepared by Melt Compounding

Abstract:

Poly (trimethylene terephthalate) (PTT)/functionalized graphene oxide (fGO) nanocomposites were prepared by melt compounding. The crystalline morphology and crystallization behavior of PTT/fGO with different amounts of fGO were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and polarizing optical microscope (POM). The results show that the crystallization peak shifts to higher temperature after adding fGO, indicating that fGO have a nucleating effect on PTT. The crystallization temperature of nanocomposites increases with increasing content of fGO. The XRD pattern of PTT/fGO nanocomposites almost no change that indicated the degree of crystallinity of the PTT matrix remained unaffected by the addition of fGO. The nanocomposite revealed integrated Maltese crossed spherulitic morphologies. When adding 1% fGO to the PTT, big-sized PTT spherulites occurred and small-sized PTT spherulites were formed around the big-sized PTT spherulites which indicated that the mechanism of nucleation is changed.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 814)
• Pages: 96-101
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.814.96
• Online since: July 2019
• Authors: Kun Yan Wang*
• Keywords: Crystalline Morphology, Graphene Oxide, Poly(Trimethylene Terephthalate)

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