Abstract
In the present work, the mechanical interfacial properties of carbon fibre (CF) reinforced polyarylacetylene (PAA) resin composites were modified through the surface oxidation treatment of carbon fibres by ozone. Both X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy showed that oxidation treatment could increase the amount of elemental oxygen on the fibre surface markedly by introducing more oxygen groups. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) images indicated that weak surface regions of fibres had been etched and removed, and the degree of fibre surface roughness was increased. The interlaminar shear strength (ILSS) and the interfacial shear strength (IFSS) of CF/PAA composites were both improved notably (no less than 50%). It could be concluded that an improvement of fibre surface chemical activity, better wettability of resin on the carbon fibre surface, and stronger mechanical joining between fibres and resin all resulted in the modification of interfacial properties of carbon fibre reinforced PAA composites. The influences of temperature, ozone concentration, and treatment time on the oxidation results were studied, and optimal treatment parameters determined.
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