Recent Advances in Characterization Techniques for the Interface in Carbon Nanotube-Reinforced Polymer Nanocomposites

Figure 10

Time evolution of the intermolecular interaction energy at the interface between single-walled carbon nanotubes and different polymer matrices as well as between the two chains of the same polymer during the wrapping procedure for polystyrene (PS), poly(p-phenylenevinylene) (PPV), poly(m-phenylenevinylene-co-2,5-dioctyloxy-p-phenylenevinylene) (PmPV), and poly(phenylacetylene) (PPA) (adapted with permission from reference [187]; copyright 2005, American Chemical Society).