Synthesis, Characterization and Thermal Studies of Poly(4-Vinylpyridine) Composites of Rare Earth Metals

Sol-gel method has been adapted to synthesize the composites of poly(4-vinylpyridine) with different rare earth inorganic metal salts. These salts have been incorporated into polymer for enhancing the thermal stability. The resulting products were characterized through Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, X-ray diffractometry (XRD), and thermogravimetric analysis. The XRD data show that amorphous character of polymer is enhanced by incorporating inorganic metal salts. Thermal degradation data depict thermal stability of the synthesized composites. Additionally, thermal degradation data depict that thermal stability of synthesized composites is enhanced and are more thermal stable than P4VP itself, which makes them suitable for coatings.