Barium Titanate Functionalization with Organosilanes: Effect on Particle Compatibility and Permittivity in Nanocomposites
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Functionalization of BT Particles
2.2. BT-Epoxy and BT-PDMS Nanocomposites
2.3. Dielectric Constant
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Materials
3.2. Commercial BT Particles’ Hydroxylation
3.3. BTC Particles’ Functionalization
3.4. BTH Particles’ Functionalization
3.5. Composites’ Production
3.6. Characterization of Nanoparticles and Nanocomposites
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Sample Availability
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BTC_4_G | BTC_8_G | BTC_24_G | BTC_48_G | |
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TGA [wt.%] | 0.6 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
NMR [wt.%] | 0.8 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 2.0 |
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Zamperlin, N.; Bottacini, A.; Callone, E.; Pegoretti, A.; Fontana, M.; Dirè, S. Barium Titanate Functionalization with Organosilanes: Effect on Particle Compatibility and Permittivity in Nanocomposites. Molecules 2022, 27, 6499. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27196499
Zamperlin N, Bottacini A, Callone E, Pegoretti A, Fontana M, Dirè S. Barium Titanate Functionalization with Organosilanes: Effect on Particle Compatibility and Permittivity in Nanocomposites. Molecules. 2022; 27(19):6499. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27196499
Chicago/Turabian StyleZamperlin, Nico, Andrea Bottacini, Emanuela Callone, Alessandro Pegoretti, Marco Fontana, and Sandra Dirè. 2022. "Barium Titanate Functionalization with Organosilanes: Effect on Particle Compatibility and Permittivity in Nanocomposites" Molecules 27, no. 19: 6499. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27196499