Effect of thermal cycles on optical properties of epoxy resin reinforced with graphene and carbon nanotubes

  • Irina N. Parkhomenko Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus
  • Liudmila  A. Vlasukova Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus
  • Ivan D. Parfimovich A. N. Sevchenko Institute of Applied Physics Problems, Belarusian State University, 7 Kurchatava Street, Minsk 220045, Belarus
  • Alexander S. Kamyshan A. N. Sevchenko Institute of Applied Physics Problems, Belarusian State University, 7 Kurchatava Street, Minsk 220045, Belarus
  • Maria N. Zhukova A. N. Sevchenko Institute of Applied Physics Problems, Belarusian State University, 7 Kurchatava Street, Minsk 220045, Belarus

Abstract

The effect of thermal cycling under conditions equivalent to 16 h in near-earth orbit on the optical absorption of pristine epoxy resin and epoxy-based polymers with the addition of graphene nanoplatelets and multi-walled carbon nanotubes has been studied. The coefficient of absorption of solar radiation (αs) and the emissivity (ε) in the thermal IR range of the synthesised polymers were determined. It was shown that the addition of 1 wt. % of carbon filler leads to an increase in αs from 0.88 to 0.94–0.95 and ε from 0.93 to 0.95–0.96. It was found that thermal cycling results in an increase in αs of the sample with graphene nanoplatelets by 0.5 %. In the case of the sample with carbon nanotubes αs decreased by 0.4 %. The coefficient of absorption of solar radiation of the unmodified epoxy resin decreased by about 2 % after thermal cycling. The emissivity increased by ∆ε = 0.006 (0.6 %) for unmodified epoxy resin and by ∆ε = 0.002 (0.2 %) for the samples with carbon fillers after thermal cycling. Based on the optical and Fourier transform IR spectroscopy data, the physical processes occurring in composites during thermal cycling combined with UV radiation are discussed.

Author Biographies

Irina N. Parkhomenko, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

PhD (physics and mathematics); leading researcher at the laboratory of materials and device structures for micro- and nanoelectronics, department of physical electronics and nanotechnologies, faculty of radiophysics and computer technologies

Liudmila  A. Vlasukova, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

PhD (physics and mathematics); head of the laboratory of materials and device structures for micro- and nanoelectronics, department of physical electronics and nanotechnologies, faculty of radiophysics and computer technologies

Ivan D. Parfimovich, A. N. Sevchenko Institute of Applied Physics Problems, Belarusian State University, 7 Kurchatava Street, Minsk 220045, Belarus

PhD (physics and mathematics); leading researcher at the laboratory of elionics

Alexander S. Kamyshan, A. N. Sevchenko Institute of Applied Physics Problems, Belarusian State University, 7 Kurchatava Street, Minsk 220045, Belarus

PhD (physics and mathematics); leading researcher at the laboratory of elionics

Maria N. Zhukova, A. N. Sevchenko Institute of Applied Physics Problems, Belarusian State University, 7 Kurchatava Street, Minsk 220045, Belarus

junior researcher at the laboratory of elionics

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Published
2025-01-20
Keywords: thermal cycles, epoxy resin, graphene, carbon nanotubes, absorption of solar radiation
Supporting Agencies This work was carried out within the framework of the state programme of scientific research «Convergence-2025» (assignment 3.07.1.2, state registration No. 20211910, and assignment 3.07.1, state registration No. 20211235).
How to Cite
Parkhomenko, I. N., Vlasukova, L.  A., Parfimovich, I. D., Kamyshan, A. S., & Zhukova, M. N. (2025). Effect of thermal cycles on optical properties of epoxy resin reinforced with graphene and carbon nanotubes. Journal of the Belarusian State University. Physics, 1, 29-37. Retrieved from https://journals.bsu.by/index.php/physics/article/view/6800
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