Abstract
We report an ionic hybrid based on silica nanoparticles as the anion and amine-terminated poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) as a cation. The charge on the nanoparticle anion is carried by the surface hydroxyls. SAXS and TEM reveal an exceptional degree of dispersion of the silica in the polymer and high degree of order in both thin film and bulk forms. In addition to better dispersion, the ionic hybrid shows improved flow characteristics compared to silica/PEO mixtures in which the ionic interactions are absent.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1265-1271 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | ACS Nano |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 4 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01Acknowledged KAUST grant number(s): KUS-C1-018-02
Acknowledgements: This publication was based on work supported by award no. KUS-C1-018-02, made by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. IIP-1114275 and work supported by NYSERDA under Grant No. 18507. NYSERDA has not reviewed the information contained herein, and the opinions expressed in this report do not necessarily reflect those of NYSERDA or the State of New York. This work made use of the Cornell Center for Materials Research Shared Facilities which are supported through the NSF MRSEC program (DMR-1120296) and of the Nanobiotechnology Center shared research facilities at Cornell. We acknowledge P. Huang, R. Hoyden, and J. Mundy of Cornell University for help with the TEM Imaging. The Austrian Science Funds FWF (Project No. 1449) is acknowledged for financial support.
This publication acknowledges KAUST support, but has no KAUST affiliated authors.