The Thermal and Electrical Properties of a Polymer Nanocomposite incorporating an Organically-Modified MMT Clay

将聚合物与粘土混合在一起，可以对已知材料进行调整，以实现不同的性能。这项技术通常被视为比开发新聚合物更快、更便宜的途径。纳米复合材料是与至少一维小于100 nm的填料混合的聚合物，由于从微米级向纳米级移动时界面表面积显著增加，因此呈现出与微米级同行不同的性质。特别是对其力学性能和热性能进行了深入的研究。在任何这样的研究中，一个重要的问题是获得足够的填料分散以形成纳米复合材料而不是微复合材料，通常通过使用相容剂来实现。

Blending polymers together with the incorporation of clay allows the tuning of known materials to achieve differentproperties. The technique is often seen as a quicker and cheaper route than developing new polymers. Nanocomposites,polymers blended with a filler that has at least one dimension less than 100 nm, present different properties to theirmicro counterparts due to the significantly increased interfacial surface area when moving from the micro to the nanoscale. The mechanical and thermal properties have particularly been intensively studied. A significant concern inany such study is achieving sufficient filler dispersion to form the nanocomposite and not the microcomposite, oftenachieved by the use of a compatibiliser.