Polymer composite having dispersed transition metal oxide particles Patent uri icon

abstract

  • A method of forming polymer composites includes mixing a transition metal oxide precursor including at least one transition metal, a polymer as a binder, a solvent for the polymer, and water to form a first solution including polymer-transition metal complexes. The polymer-transition metal complexes are hydrolyzed to produce a plurality of transition metal oxide nanoparticles, wherein water is added in the mixing in a stoichiometric excess for the hydrolyzing. The solvent and residual of the water remaining after the hydrolyzing are removed. A polymer composite including the transition metal oxide nanoparticles dispersed in the polymer results after the removing, where some of the polymer is chemically conjugated to a surface of the transition metal oxide nanoparticles.

author list (cited authors)

  • Reid, D. L., Seal, S., Petersen, E., & Draper, R.

complete list of authors

  • Reid, David L||Seal, Sudipta||Petersen, Eric||Draper, Robert

publication date

  • April 2021