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Preparation and properties of polystyrene–γ‐methacryloxypropyl trimethoxy silane copolymer/zirconia nanohybrid materials
Author(s) -
Tong Mingkang,
Yu Juan,
Song Jianzhi,
Qi Rongrong
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.39403
Subject(s) - materials science , thermogravimetric analysis , silane , polystyrene , copolymer , chemical engineering , comonomer , cubic zirconia , nanoparticle , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , polymer chemistry , polymer , composite material , nanotechnology , ceramic , engineering
Polystyrene (PS)–γ‐methacryloxypropyl trimethoxy silane (MPTMS) copolymer/zirconia (ZrO 2 ) nanohybrid materials were successfully prepared by the combination of solvothermal and in situ synthesis methods, in which the comonomer was used as chemical bonding agent between the nanoparticles and the matrix, and acetylacetone (AcAc) was used as a size control agent of ZrO 2 in the PS matrix. Then, a new transparency film with a relatively high refractive index (1.72) was successfully obtained, in which ZrO 2 could be dispersed well in the PS–MPTMS matrix. Field emission scanning electron microscopy images indicated that AcAc was helpful in the dispersion of the nanoparticles, and smaller ZrO 2 particles with no aggregation were obtained in the PS–MPTMS matrix. The structure and thermal properties of the hybrid films were investigated by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analysis, and the surface properties were also examined. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 130: 2320–2327, 2013