Photothermal Polymer Nanocomposites of Tungsten Bronze Nanorods with Enhanced Tensile Elongation at Low Filler Contents
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. TBN Synthesis
2.3. Preparation of TBNR/EPDM Nanocomposite Films
2.4. Characterization
2.5. Photothermal and Mechanical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Structures, Morphologies, and Compositions of TBNs
3.2. Na0.33WO3 TBNRs with OA Coating
3.3. EPDM Nanocomposite Films with TBNs and Their Photothermal Properties
3.4. Phase Transition and Mechanical Behaviors of Nanocomposite Films
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | DMA | DSC | Tensile | Photothermal Temp. | |||
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E′ (at 20 °C) (MPa) | Tg (tanδ) (°C) | Tg (°C) | Strength (MPa) | Strain (%) | Max. a (°C) | Rate b (°C/min) | |
Pristine EPDM | 1.76 | −40.4 | −48.3 | 0.59 ± 0.03 | 120 ± 16 | 22.3 | 0.4 |
1 wt% TBNR | 2.14 | −40.8 | −47.2 | 0.55 ± 0.11 | 51 ± 6 | 31.9 | 2.0 |
2 wt% TBNR | 3.97 | −41.0 | −48.2 | 0.40 ± 0.06 | 61 ± 18 | 39.2 | 3.3 |
3 wt% TBNR | 2.52 | −38.8 | −47.3 | 0.61 ± 0.05 | 165 ± 20 | 41.0 | 3.5 |
1 wt% TBNP | – | – | −46.9 | 0.63 ± 0.10 | 130 ± 21 | 34.2 | 2.9 |
2 wt% TBNP | – | – | −47.8 | 0.60 ± 0.08 | 93 ± 14 | 39.8 | 3.3 |
3 wt% TBNP | – | – | −46.5 | 0.89 ± 0.16 | 98 ± 20 | 42.1 | 3.7 |
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Jeon, B.; Kim, T.; Lee, D.; Shin, T.J.; Oh, K.W.; Park, J. Photothermal Polymer Nanocomposites of Tungsten Bronze Nanorods with Enhanced Tensile Elongation at Low Filler Contents. Polymers 2019, 11, 1740. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym11111740
Jeon B, Kim T, Lee D, Shin TJ, Oh KW, Park J. Photothermal Polymer Nanocomposites of Tungsten Bronze Nanorods with Enhanced Tensile Elongation at Low Filler Contents. Polymers. 2019; 11(11):1740. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym11111740
Chicago/Turabian StyleJeon, Byoungyun, Taehyung Kim, Dabin Lee, Tae Joo Shin, Kyung Wha Oh, and Juhyun Park. 2019. "Photothermal Polymer Nanocomposites of Tungsten Bronze Nanorods with Enhanced Tensile Elongation at Low Filler Contents" Polymers 11, no. 11: 1740. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym11111740