On the detection of carbon fibre storage contamination and its effect on the fibre-matrix interface Li, Quanxiang, Woodhead, Andrea L, Church, Jeffrey S and Naebe, Minoo 2018, On the detection of carbon fibre storage contamination and its effect on the fibre-matrix interface, Scientific reports, vol. 8, pp. 1-10, doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-34609-y. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title On the detection of carbon fibre storage contamination and its effect on the fibre-matrix interface Author(s) Li, Quanxiang orcid.org/0000-0002-0190-1930 Woodhead, Andrea L Church, Jeffrey S Naebe, Minoo orcid.org/0000-0002-0607-6327 Journal name Scientific reports Volume number 8 Article ID 16446 Start page 1 End page 10 Total pages 10 Publisher Nature Publishing Group Place of publication London, Eng. Publication date 2018-11-06 ISSN 2045-2322 Keyword(s) Materials chemistry Surface spectroscopy Science & Technology Multidisciplinary Sciences Summary Contamination caused by inappropriate carbon fibre (CF) storage may have an impact on their end use in reinforced composite materials. Due to the chemical complexity of CFs it is not easy to detect potential contaminants, especially at the early stage during manufacturing and handling. In this paper, X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS), Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and Surface Energy Analysis (IGC-SEA) were used to assess the surfaces of CFs stored in polyolefin zip-lock bags for possible contamination. Only after over 2 months in-bag storage, was XPS capable of detecting a minor increase in nitrogen on the CF surface while FTIR revealed the presence of fatty acid amides and fatty acids, both associated with the storage media. However neither of these techniques were sensitive enough to show significant evolution of the amount of contamination as a function of storage time. In contrast, IGC-SEA distinguished surface energy differences between CFs before and after storage. These differences were found to change as a function of storage time, which were attributed to increases in contamination amounts. Single fibre fragmentation tests indicated that the surface contamination had potential to disrupt the fibre-matrix interface. These findings provide a new method for assessing the surface contamination of CFs with potential application to other materials. Language eng DOI 10.1038/s41598-018-34609-y HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2018, The Author(s) Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30115747 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Institute for Frontier Materials Open Access Collection GTP Research Related Links Link Description Link to full-text (open access)   Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges   Connect to Elements publication management system Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Tue, 27 Nov 2018, 09:43:28 EST Tue, 27 Nov 2018, 09:44:10 EST Tue, 27 Nov 2018, 09:52:35 EST Sat, 01 Dec 2018, 01:31:11 EST Wed, 19 Jun 2019, 06:03:17 EST Thu, 20 Jun 2019, 10:32:34 EST Thu, 20 Jun 2019, 10:34:44 EST Thu, 14 Nov 2019, 15:39:42 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 3 times in TR Web of Science Cited 4 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 278 Abstract Views, 2 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Tue, 27 Nov 2018, 09:44:10 EST