Poly(vinylidenefluoride)(PVDF)/multi-walledcarbonnanotube(MWCNT)nanocompositeswerepreparedbymeansofultrasonicdispersionmethod.X-raydiffraction(XRD)resultsindicatethatincorporatingMWCNTsintoPVDFcausedtheformationofβphase.Athermalannealingat130°Cconfirmedthattheβphasewasstableinthenanocomposites.Differentialscanningcalorimetry(DSC)resultsindicatethatthemeltingtemperatureslightlyincreasedwhiletheheatoffusionmarkedlydecreasedwithincreasingMWCNTcontent.ThetensilestrengthandmodulusofPVDFwereimprovedbyloadingtheMWCNTs.Thescanningelectronmicroscopy(SEM)observationsshowedthatMWCNTswereuniformlydispersedinthePVDFmatrixandaninterfacialadhesionbetweenMWCNTandPVDFwasachieved,whichwasresponsiblefortheenhancementinthetensilestrengthandmodulusofPVDF.
