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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
Volume 258, Issue 2, Pages 860-864Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2011.09.016
Keywords
Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR); X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS)
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- Hong Kong Polytechnic University [PolyU 5205/06, 5198/07E]
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Using a small amount of nanoclay (montmorillonite (MMT)) can significantly enhance the thermal and mechanical properties of polymer-based composites. Therefore, an in depth understanding of the bonding characteristic between the nanoclay and its surrounding matrix is essential. In this study, Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) were conducted to analyze the chemical composition between epoxy matrix and nanocomposite. These experiments revealed that a chemical bonding at an interface between the matrix and nanoclay of the composites did exist. Thus, such bonding can enhance the mechanical and thermal properties of resultant polymer composites as reported in many literatures. Crown Copyright (C) 2011 Published by Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved.
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