Nanocomposites are being of interest in term of their fabrication and characterization due to the enhancement of their properties. Understanding the interaction between the components allows to control the structure of the material. This paper investigates the possible chemical bond formation between functionalized carbon nanotubes and alumina, in multi-wall carbon nanotubes/alumina composite (MWCNT/Al2O3), with the aid of spectroscopic analysis. For this purpose, the composite MWCNT/alumina was synthesized via hydrothermal treatment. Different characterization techniques, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscope (EDX), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transformed infrared spectroscope (FT-IR) and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), have been used to investigate the interaction of the nanocomposite. The study predicts the possibility of chemical bonding between aluminum atoms and CNT.

New insight into chemical bonding interaction between alumina and nanotube in MWCNT/alumina nanocomposite

243rd National Meeting (2012)

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