Well dispersed fractal aggregates as filler in polymer-silica nanocomposites: long range effects in rheology

Details Well dispersed fractal aggregates as filler in polymer-silica nanocomposites: long range effects in rheology Well dispersed fractal aggregates as filler in polymer-silica nanocomposites: long range effects in rheology

2009-03-31

arxiv.org/abs/0903.5380v1

Macromolecules 42, 6 (2009) 2031-2040

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

Scientific paper

10.1021/ma801908u

We are presenting a new method of processing polystyrene-silica nanocomposites, which results in a very well-defined dispersion of small primary aggregates (assembly of 15 nanoparticles of 10 nm diameter) in the matrix. The process is based on a high boiling point solvent, in which the nanoparticles are well dispersed, and controlled evaporation. The filler's fine network structure is determined over a wide range of sizes, using a combination of Small Angle Neutron Scattering (SANS) and Transmission Electronic Microscopy (TEM). The mechanical response of the nanocomposite material is investigated both for small (ARES oscillatory shear and Dynamical Mechanical Analysis) and large deformations (uniaxial traction), as a function of the concentration of the particles. We can investigate the structure-property correlations for the two main reinforcement effects: the filler network contribution, and a filler-polymer matrix effect. Above a silica volume fraction threshold, we see a divergence of the modulus correlated to the build up of a connected network. Below the threshold, we obtain a new additional elastic contribution of much longer terminal time than the matrix. Since aggregates are separated by at least 60 nm, this new filler-matrix contribution cannot be described solely with the concept of glassy layer (2nm).

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