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Nano-analysis on the structure and chemical composition of the interphase region in carbon fiber composite

  • Qing Wu
  • , Min Li*
  • , Yizhuo Gu
  • , Yanxia Li
  • , Zuoguang Zhang
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Beihang University

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Abstract

Detailed morphology of intact interphase and chemical compositions were investigated for carbon fiber/epoxy composite. The transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images revealed textures of oriented graphite crystallite and fibril in fiber cortex, and interphase located in-between the fiber and the amorphous matrix with the thickness to be about 200 nm. Structure variation through the interphase was demonstrated by plasmon energy values subtracted from the zero-loss peak. The electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) showed changes in chemical bonding states of different phase regions, and gradient decrease of oxygen to carbon ratio was observed from the matrix to the fiber.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)143-149
Number of pages7
JournalComposites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing
Volume56
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014

Keywords

  • A. Carbon fiber
  • A. Nano-structures
  • B. Interface/Interphase
  • D. Chemical analysis

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