Comparative studies on effects of silica and titania nanoparticles on crystallization and complex segmental dynamics in poly(dimethylsiloxane)
Comparative studies on effects of silica and titania nanoparticles on crystallization and complex segmental dynamics in poly(dimethylsiloxane)
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DOI:
10.1016/j.polymer.2010.09.054
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发表时间:
2010-10-29
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4.6
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Pissis, P.
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作者:
Klonos, P.;Panagopoulou, A.;Pissis, P.
Effects of in situ synthesized silica and titania nanoparticles, 5 and 20-40 nm in diameter, respectively, on glass transition and segmental dynamics of poly(dimethylsiloxane) networks were studied by employing differential scanning calorimetry, thermally stimulated depolarization currents and broadband dielectric relaxation spectroscopy techniques. Strong interactions between the well dispersed fillers and the polymer suppress crystallinity and affect significantly the evolution of the glass transition in the nanocomposites. Next to the alpha relaxation associated with the glass transition of the bulk amorphous polymer fraction, two more segmental relaxations were recorded, originating from polymer chains restricted between condensed crystal regions (alpha(c)-relaxation) and the semi-bound polymer in an interfacial layer with strongly reduced mobility due to interactions with hydroxyls on the nanoparticle surface (alpha' relaxation), respectively. Interactions with the polymer were found to be stronger in the case of Mania than silica, leading to an estimated interaction length of around 2 nm for silica and at least double for titania nanocomposites. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.