Gelation of delaminated layered double hydroxide nanosheets in formamide probed by proton spin-spin relaxation and pulsed field gradient NMR
Gelation of delaminated layered double hydroxide nanosheets in formamide probed by proton spin-spin relaxation and pulsed field gradient NMR
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DOI:
10.1021/jp072273n
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发表时间:
2007-08-16
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3.7
通讯作者:
Wu, Qinglan
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作者:
Hansen, Eddy Walther;Norby, Poul;Wu, Qinglan
A colloid dispersion of exfoliated nanosheets of a layered double hydroxide (LDH-NO3) was prepared by ultrasonic treatment for 4-5 h in formamide. A slow gelation process takes place, which was followed using proton spin-spin relaxation and pulsed field gradient (PFG) NMR. On the NMR time scale, the LDH particles were considered as a nonmobile matrix surrounded by mobile formamide molecules, thus resembling a porous medium. The spatial constraints (micrometer range) imposed on the formamide molecules increase monotonically with time when the LDH particles rearrange and form a "network" during the gelation process, resulting in a faster diffusion of formamide within this "porous" medium. By combining proton NMR spin-spin relaxation rate measurements (1/T-2) and PFG-NMR measurements (diffusion), the size of the spatial restrictions formed by the LDH particles was probed as a function of time. The physical model applied in the analysis is discussed in the text.