The material properties and crystalline structure of nanocomposites of Poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) with varying compositions of organically modified silicates (OMS) were
studied. Nanocomposites, comprising the PVDF matrix and dispersed Lucentite OMS, were prepared by separately dissolving PVDF and Lucentite in dimethylacentamide (DMAC) at room temperature. Melt
crystallized samples were analyzed with polarizing optical microscopy (POM), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), Fourier Transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and wide angle X-ray
diffraction (WAXD). Pure PVDF samples exhibited mainly alpha phase crystals. Increasing OMS content led to increase in amount of beta phase crystals. The microstructure and thermal properties of
varying PVDF/OMS samples were analyzed with respect to the samples’ crystalline phases.
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2005-12-07
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Sponsorship: Funded by the National Science Foundation through the Polymers Program of the Division of Materials Research, grant DMR-0406127.
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