One-pot, in situ synthesis of ZnO-carbon nanotube-epoxy resin hybrid nanocomposites

摘要

This communication presents a clean and efficient in situ method for the preparation of thermoset composites containing ZnO nanoparticles and/or ZnO-coated carbon nanotubes.rnPolymer nanocomposites combine the flexibility and processibility of polymers with the thermal, electrical, optical, magnetic and/or materials properties of inorganic nanoparticles. Control of the nanoparticle size, shape, crystallinity, dispersion, homogeneity and loading fraction are essential for optimising the properties of the resulting material. Nanocomposites are usually prepared by ex situ routes, mixing pre-synthesised nanoparticles into a polymer.