Journal
NANOSCALE
Volume 5, Issue 1, Pages 184-192Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c2nr32990e
Keywords
-
Categories
Funding
- Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) via a VIDI innovational research grant
Ask authors/readers for more resources
The fabrication of nanoporous poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) and PVDF/nickel nanocomposites from semicrystalline block copolymer precursors is reported. Polystyrene-block-poly(vinylidene fluoride)-block-polystyrene (PS-b-PVDF-b-PS) is prepared through functional benzoyl peroxide initiated polymerization of VDF, followed by atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of styrene. The crystallization of PVDF plays a dominant role in the formation of the block copolymer structure, resulting in a spherulitic superstructure with an internal crystalline-amorphous lamellar nanostructure. The block copolymer promotes the formation of the ferroelectric beta-polymorph of PVDF. Selective etching of the amorphous regions with nitric acid leads to nanoporous PVDF, which functions as a template for the generation of PVDF/Ni nanocomposites. The lamellar nanostructure and the beta-crystalline phase are conserved during the etching procedure and electroless nickel deposition.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available