Chemical Research in Chinese Universities ›› 2012, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (1): 153-155.

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FTIR Spectroscopic Study of Crystallization of Uniaxial Drawn Syndiotactic Polystyrene/Carbon Nanotube Nanocomposite Films

ZHANG Jin-hao1,2, YANG Ji-ping1*, YUAN Cui-ping1,2, CHEN Guang-ming2*   

  1. 1. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, P. R. China;
    2. Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences(BNLMS), Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
  • Received:2011-02-23 Revised:2011-04-28 Online:2012-01-25 Published:2011-12-27
  • Supported by:

    Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.50873103) and the K. C. Wong Education Foundation of Hong Kong, China.

Abstract: The crystallization of uniaxial hot drawn syndiotactic polystyrene/multi-walled carbon nanotube (sPS/MWCNT) nanocomposite films was studied by FTIR spectroscopy. The effects of MWCNT content, draw ratio and drawing temperature on the sPS crystallinity were investigated. The sPS/MWCMT nanocomposite films show reduced crystallinities with the increase of MWCNT content. In addition, with the increase of draw ratio, both the pure sPS and the sPS/MWCNT nanocomposite drawn films exhibit increased crystallinity. The effect of drawing temperature on the sPS crystallization is complex. In a temperature range of 100―135 ℃, the crystallinity decreases with drawing temperature, whereas it increases at 140 ℃ for both pure sPS and its nanocomposite films.

Key words: Carbon nanotube, Crystallization, FTIR spectroscopy, Nanocomposite, Syndiotactic polystyrene