Dispersion of polymer grafted nanoparticles in polymer nanocomposite films: Insights from surface x-ray scattering and microscopy

被引：16

作者：

Chandran, Sivasurender ^{[1
,2
]}

Begam, Nafisa ^{[1
]}

Basu, J. K. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Indian Inst Sci, Dept Phys, Bangalore 560012, Karnataka, India

[2] Univ Freiburg, Inst Phys, D-79106 Freiburg, Germany

来源：

JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS | 2014年 / 116卷 / 22期

关键词：

PHASE-BEHAVIOR; BRUSH; HOMOPOLYMER;

D O I：

10.1063/1.4902964

中图分类号：

O59 [应用物理学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

Dispersion of nanoparticles in polymer nanocomposite films determines the application potential of these systems as novel materials with unique physical properties. Grafting polymers to, mostly inorganic, nanoparticles has been suggested as an effective strategy to enhance dispersion and hence the efficacy of materials. In this review, we discuss the various parameters which control dispersion of polymer grafted nanoparticles in polymer nanocomposite films. We discuss how surface x-ray scattering and microscopy can provide complementary and unique information in thin polymer nanocomposite films to unravel the subtle interplay of entropic and surface interactions, mediated by confinement, that leads to enhanced dispersion of the nanoparticles in these films. (C) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC.

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