Abstract
Octamaleamic acid-polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (OMA-POSS) were chemically modified onto the surface of carbon fibers (CFs) by a facile and high efficient two-step method. CF was grafted with hydroxyl groups via aryl diazonium reaction, and then covalently functionalized with OMA-POSS. The grafting density could be tuned through the concentration of OMA-POSS. Fiber surface structures were characterized by confirming the covalent bonding nature between OMA-POSS and CF. OMA-POSS was scattered on CF surface uniformly, and fiber polarity and roughness increased with the increased grafting density of OMA-POSS. Interfacial shear strength (IFSS) and interlaminar shear strength (ILSS) of the modified CFs composites enhanced as the grafting density grew, which could be ascribed to OMA-POSS interface with providing different degrees of chemical bonding and mechanical interlocking. Moreover, the hydrothermal aging resistance of composites is highly dependent on the amounts of the introduced OMA-POSS. The storage modulus and the glass transition temperature could increase by 8 GPa and 14 °C based on dynamic mechanical analysis testing. In addition, the interfacial reinforcing mechanisms have been also analyzed, and surface modification maintained fiber tensile strength.
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