Atomic force microscopy and nanoindentation of cement pastes with nanotube dispersions

By Y. S. D. Ibarra, J. Gaitero, E. Erkizia, I. Campillo. 2006

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Subfields: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Materials Chemistry

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Carbon nanotube–cement composites: A retrospect (2011, background): “2006 , Makar and Chan 2009 , Mohamed 2009 , Makar 2011 ), while most studies treated MWCNTs with diameters ranging between 10 and 80 nm, lengths varying from 10 to 100 μ m and purity above 90% (Li et al .”
Nanotechnology in concrete – A review (2010, background): “Both MWCNTs and SWCNTs, when added to cement paste as a pre-mix with gum Arabic (a water-soluble gum used as a dispersing agent), were shown to increase the Young’s modulus and hardness as determined by nanoindentation measurements but to worsen the mechanical properties when no dispersing agent was”
Surface-modified graphite nanomaterials for improved reinforcement efficiency in cementitious paste (2013, background): “[34] Sáez de Ibarra Y, Gaitero JJ, Erkizia E, Campillo I.”
Mechanical properties and microstructure of a graphene oxide-cement composite (2015, unknown): “[14] tested CNT-cement composite by nanoindentation measurements and found that the samples containing CNTs without dispersing agent had worse mechanical properties than the plain cement paste.”
Nanomaterials in the construction industry: a review of their applications and environmental health and safety considerations. (2010, background): “and concrete aggregates, and prevent crack propagation.(5,9,16) Incorporation of CNTs as”
Carbon Nanotubes and Carbon Nanofibers for Enhancing the Mechanical Properties of Nanocomposite Cementitious Materials (2011, background): “Within the last few years, researchers have performed different mechanical tests on cement samples by varying concentrations of CNT between 0.02 and 0.5 wt% by weight of cement (Cwirzen et al. 2008; Li et al. 2005; Li et al. 2007; Musso et al. 2009; Sáez de Ibarra et al. 2006; Wansom et al. 2006).”
Dispersion of carbon nanotubes and its influence on the mechanical properties of the cement matrix (2012, methodology): “[17] demonstrated that with the use of the emulgator gum arabic, the deagglomerated CNTs exerted a more positive influence on the mechanical properties of cement paste.”
Nanomechanical characteristics of interfacial transition zone in nano-engineered concrete (2021, background): “These studies suggested that the presence of nanofillers can improve the nanomechanical properties of C–S–H gels [31-36].”