Abstract
Rodlike thermotropic liquid crystalline polyester (TLCP) was synthesized from 4,4′-oxydibenzoyl chloride and resorcinol containing modified multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) by in situ high-temperature solution polymerization. The liquid crystalline properties and thermal stability of the resulted TLCP nanocomposites were characterized by XRD, DSC, TGA, SEM, POM, and optical analysis. The addition of small amount of MWCNTs into TLCP matrix could significantly improve the thermal stability. The mesophase temperature range of nanocomposites were widened and shifted to higher temperatures. This nanocomposite melting phase transition ( T m) value increases maximally to 38.4 °C compared with pure copolymer. Using the Horowits–Metzger kinetic method, the PE/M-0.5 gave the best performance in terms of the thermal stability. This result can be explained that the incorporation of MWCNTs into TLCP caused an interaction between TLCP and MWCNTs through π–π* conjugation.
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