國立臺灣師範大學化學系Y.-T. ShiehG.-L. LiuK.-C. HuangChia-Chun Chen2014-12-022014-12-022005-11-210032-3861http://rportal.lib.ntnu.edu.tw/handle/20.500.12235/42317The dispersion of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) in crystalline poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) is significantly improved by grafting with poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) on surface of MWNTs via emulsion reactions. The synthesized MWNTs-g-PMMA is soluble in solvents that can dissolve PMMA and is well dispersed in PEO. The effects of the MWNTs-g-PMMA on PEO crystallization and its use as a reinforcement for PEO are investigated using DMA, DSC, POM, and SAXS. DMA data show that the PEO/MWNTs-g-PMMA blends containing up to 30 wt% MWNTs-g-PMMA are compatible. DSC data show the crystallization of PEO is enhanced by the MWNTs-g-PMMA, accompanying with a decreased thickness of crystal layers and an increased thickness of amorphous layers of the PEO lamellar stacks, in combination with SAXS data.Carbon nanotubesPolymer compositesCrystallizationCrystallization, Melting and Morphology of PEO in PEO/MWNT-g-PMMA Blends