Spectroscopy of polymer nanocomposites /

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Elsevier Science & Technology.
Group Author: Thomas, Sabu; Rouxel, Didier; Ponnamma, Deepalekshmi
Published: William Andrew is an imprint of Elsevier,
Publisher Address: Oxford, UK :
Publication Dates: 2016.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Series: Micro and Nano Technologies
Subjects:
Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780323401838
Item Description: Includes index.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (498 pages).
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780323413916
0323413919
032340183X
9780323401838
Index Number: QC463
CLC: O631.2
Contents: Front Cover; Spectroscopy of Polymer Nanocomposites; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; 1 Spectroscopy-introducing the advantages and application areas in polymer nanocomposites; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Polymer nanocomposites; 1.2.1 A Large Range of Applications and a Large Market; 1.2.2 Bringing New Properties to Polymers: Applications of Nanocomposites in Plastics; 1.2.3 Fabrication and the Challenges Existing in the Field; 1.3 Nanocomposite spectroscopy; 1.3.1 What Can Spectroscopy Do?; 1.3.2 Various Spectral Techniques and the Advantages
1.3.3 Spectral Applications in Polymers and its Nanocomposites1.4 Conclusion; References; 2 An overview of nanocomposite nanofillers and their functionalization; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Overview of nanofillers; 2.2.1 Inorganic Nanoparticles: Metals and Metalloids; 2.2.1.1 Nanoparticle structures; 2.2.1.2 Nucleation and growth; 2.2.1.3 Physicochemical properties; 2.2.1.4 Nanoparticle preparation; 2.2.1.4.1 Metallic nanoparticles; 2.2.1.4.1.1 Metal salt reduction; 2.2.1.4.1.2 Organometallic complex reduction/decomposition; 2.2.1.4.2 Metal oxide nanoparticles
2.2.2 Carbon-Based Nano-objects: Fullerenes, Graphene, and Carbon Nanotubes2.2.2.1 Structural considerations; 2.2.2.2 Properties of carbon-based nanomaterials; 2.2.2.3 Preparation methods; 2.2.2.3.1 Fullerene and CNTs; 2.2.2.3.1.1 Laser ablation; 2.2.2.3.1.2 Arc discharge; 2.2.2.3.1.3 Catalyzed chemical vapor deposition; 2.2.2.3.1.4 Miscellaneous preparation techniques; 2.2.2.3.2 Graphene; 2.2.3 Clays; 2.2.3.1 Clay structures; 2.2.3.2 Clay modifications; 2.3 Inorganic Nanoparticles Including Clays: Chemical and Physical Modifications for Their Inclusion as Filler in Nanocompo...
2.3.1 Physical Methods of Inclusion2.3.2 In situ Polymerization with Pre-formed Nanoparticles; 2.3.3 Grafting-to or Grafting-from Methods of Inclusion; 2.3.4 In situ Nanoparticle and/or Polymer Formation for Nanocomposite Synthesis; 2.4 Carbon Nanotubes as Fillers in Nanocomposites: The Dispersion Challenge; 2.4.1 Physical Methods of Dispersion of CNTs; 2.4.2 Chemical Methods of Dispersion of CNTs; 2.4.2.1 Chemical functionalization or surface modification of CNTs; 2.4.2.2 Defect functionalization of CNTs; 2.4.2.3 Other methods of sidewall and termini functionalization of CNTs