Effective intercalation and exfoliation of nanoplatelets in epoxy via creation of porous pathways Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • A new surface modification approach for improving intercalation and exfoliation efficiency of layered nanoplatelets is introduced on the basis of a-zirconium phosphate (-ZrP) nanoplatelets. The intercalation of -ZrP nanoplatelets was carried out using a number of different organic surface modifiers and their combinations. It is found that porous pathways, which can be created by incorporating a combination of a linear long-chain amine and a bulky, short-chain amine as intercalating agents, can lead to speedier and more effective intercalation. Consequently, fully exfoliated polymer nanocomposites can be more easily prepared. The intercalation/exfoliation mechanisms accounting for the observed effectiveness are discussed. 2007 American Chemical Society.

published proceedings

  • JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C

altmetric score

  • 3

author list (cited authors)

  • Boo, W. J., Sun, L., Liu, J., Clearfield, A., & Sue, H.

citation count

  • 68

complete list of authors

  • Boo, Woong J||Sun, Luyi||Liu, Jia||Clearfield, Abraham||Sue, Hung-Jue

publication date

  • July 2007