Abstract
Two kinds of carbon nanoproducts with different microstructures, namely, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and carbon nanofibers (CNFs), were grown on the surface of carbon fibers (CFs) by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) at low temperatures to improve the interface bonding between fibers and resins. The short-beam method and the micro-debonding method were used to test the interlaminar shear strength (ILSS) and interfacial shear strength (IFSS) of the composites. The results showed that the contribution of CNTs to the improvement of interfacial properties was better than that of CNFs. Specifically, the ILSS and IFSS of the CF-CNFs/epoxy composites increased by 18.59 and 24.39%, respectively, while the ILSS and IFSS of the CF-CNTs/epoxy composites increased by 26.97 and 47.79%, respectively. Compared with CNFs, the high degree of graphitization of CNTs and the π-interactions with the resin can better induce the formation of an interphase between the fiber and the resin, which suppressed the initiation of cracks and extended the propagation path of the cracks in the composites.
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