Low electric field induction in BaTiO 3 -epoxy nanocomposites
Mishra, Raghvendra Kumar and Li, Danning and Chianella, Iva and Goel, Saurav and Lotfian, Saeid and Yazdani Nezhad, Hamed (2023) Low electric field induction in BaTiO 3 -epoxy nanocomposites. Functional Composite Materials, 4 (1). 6. ISSN 2522-5774 (https://doi.org/10.1186/s42252-023-00043-1)
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Abstract
Epoxy is widely used material, but epoxy has limitations in terms of brittleness in failure, and thus researchers explore toughening and strengthening options such as adding a second phase or using electromagnetic fields to tailor toughness and strength, on demand and nearly instantaneously. Such approach falls into the category of active toughening but has not been extensively investigated. In this research, Si-BaTiO3 nanoparticles were used to modify the electro-mechanical properties of a high-performance aerospace-grade epoxy so as to study its response to electric fields, specifically low field strengths. To promote uniform dispersion and distribution, the Si-BaTiO3 nanoparticles were functionalised with silane coupling agents and mixed in the epoxy Araldite LY1564 at different content loads (1, 5, 10 wt%), which was then associated with its curing agent Aradur 3487. Real-time measurements were conducted using Raman spectroscopy while applying electric fields to the nanocomposite specimens. The Raman data showed a consistent trend of increasing intensity and peak broadening under the increasing electric field strength and Si-BaTiO3 contents. This was attributed to the BaTiO3 particles’ dipolar displacement in the high-content nanocomposites (i.e., 5 wt% and 10 wt%). The study offers valuable insights on how electric field stimulation can actively enhance the mechanical properties in epoxy composites, specifically in relatively low fields and thin, high-aspect-ratio composite layers which would require in-situ mechanical testing equipped with electric field application, an ongoing investigation of the current research.
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Mishra, Raghvendra Kumar, Li, Danning, Chianella, Iva, Goel, Saurav, Lotfian, Saeid ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8542-933X and Yazdani Nezhad, Hamed;-
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Item type: Article ID code: 85646 Dates: DateEvent29 May 2023Published15 May 2023Accepted30 November 2022SubmittedSubjects: Technology > Hydraulic engineering. Ocean engineering Department: Faculty of Engineering > Naval Architecture, Ocean & Marine Engineering Depositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 01 Jun 2023 08:35 Last modified: 11 Nov 2024 13:57 URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/85646