Thermodynamic Study of Portland Cement Containing Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes (MWCNT)

Authors Y. Naoui1, S. Chala2,3, T. Dorbani1, M.C. Bouleklab1, N. Barama1, R. Bacha1, M. Bdirina4, S. Revo5, S. Hamamda1
Affiliations

1Laboratory of Thermodynamics and Surface Treatment of Materials, Universityof Mentouri Brothers Constantine 1, 25017 Constantine, Algeria

2Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of M'Hamed Bougara, 35000 Boumerdes, Algeria

3Laboratory of Metallic and Semiconducting Materials, University of Mohamed Khider, 07000 Biskra, Algeria

4Laboratory of Physics of Thin Films and Applications, University of Mohamed Khider, 07000 Biskra, Algeria

5Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, 63/13, Volodymyrska Str., 01601 Kyiv, Ukraine

Е-mail y.naoui@yahoo.fr
Issue Volume 15, Year 2023, Number 2
Dates Received 05 January 2023; revised manuscript received 15 April 2023; published online 27 April 2023
Citation Y. Naoui, S. Chala, T. Dorbani, et al., J. Nano- Electron. Phys. 15 No 2, 02002 (2023)
DOI https://doi.org/10.21272/jnep.15(2).02002
PACS Number(s) 81.70.Pg, 81.05.Qk, 81.07.De
Keywords Dilatometry, Anisotropy (3) , Nanotubes (15) , Calorimetry, Thermogravimetry, Cement (3) .
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The objective of this work is the thermodynamic study of portland cement containing multi-walled carbon nanotubes. The measurements of the thermal expansion coefficient of the two pure samples and its nanocomposite have the same shape. The dilatometric curves contain the same number of abnormalities. Their intensity differs from sample to sample. The calorimetric study reveals a similar character between the DSC curves of the two samples, the matrix and its nanocomposite. The thermogravimetry of the two materials shows the presence of several anomalies probably linked to the phenomena of dehydration. The insertion of the multi-walled carbon nanotubes into the cement made the nanocomposite stable over a wide temperature range compared to the cement matrix.

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