Proceedings of the
World Congress on Micro and Nano Manufacturing (WCMNM 2022 )
19–22 September 2022, Lueven, Belgium
doi:10.3850/978-981-18-5180-3_RP63-0019
Solvothermal Growth of ZnO Nanorods on Woven Carbon Fabric for Enhanced Impact Energy Absorption Capacity of Laminated Composite
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India
ABSTRACT
Hexagonal ZnO nanorods were produced by a two-step seed-assisted solvothermal route on plain woven carbon fiber. This method allows the generation of ZnO nanostructures with varied morphologies such as nanowires, hexagonal nanorods and nanoflowers by varying the molar concentrations of solutions under the controlled growth temperature of 90°C for 4hrs of growth treatment. Analyses of various morphologies were examined by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) and Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) spectra. The duration of growth treatment and seeding treatment majorly affects the growth of nanostructures. The ZnOorchestrated woven carbon fiber (WCF) was utilized to create laminated composite with epoxy resin as matrix through vacuum bagging strategy. The most captivating outcome of this examination is the influence of developed nanorods on the impact strength of laminated composite due to enhancement of interfacial interaction. Variation in the convergence of ZnO amid development will cause the modification in the impact energy absorption capacity.
Keywords: ZnO, Carbon Fiber, Nanorods, Solvothermal Process, Impact Energy Absorption, Laminated Composite.
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India
ABSTRACT
Hexagonal ZnO nanorods were produced by a two-step seed-assisted solvothermal route on plain woven carbon fiber. This method allows the generation of ZnO nanostructures with varied morphologies such as nanowires, hexagonal nanorods and nanoflowers by varying the molar concentrations of solutions under the controlled growth temperature of 90°C for 4hrs of growth treatment. Analyses of various morphologies were examined by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) and Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) spectra. The duration of growth treatment and seeding treatment majorly affects the growth of nanostructures. The ZnOorchestrated woven carbon fiber (WCF) was utilized to create laminated composite with epoxy resin as matrix through vacuum bagging strategy. The most captivating outcome of this examination is the influence of developed nanorods on the impact strength of laminated composite due to enhancement of interfacial interaction. Variation in the convergence of ZnO amid development will cause the modification in the impact energy absorption capacity.
Keywords: ZnO, Carbon Fiber, Nanorods, Solvothermal Process, Impact Energy Absorption, Laminated Composite.
