Polymer nanocomposite dielectrics: understanding the matrix/particle interface

S Wang, Z Luo, J Liang, J Hu, N Jiang, J He, Q Li - ACS nano, 2022 - ACS Publications
Polymer nanocomposite dielectrics possess exceptional electric properties that are absent
in the pristine dielectric polymers. The matrix/particle interface in polymer nanocomposite …

Nanodiamond–polymer composites

VN Mochalin, Y Gogotsi - Diamond and Related Materials, 2015 - Elsevier
Historically, polymer reinforcement has been one of the first and most obvious applications
for nanoparticles, which emerged in the early 1990s. The first reports on polymer …

Unraveling the mechanism of nanoscale mechanical reinforcement in glassy polymer nanocomposites

S Cheng, V Bocharova, A Belianinov, S **ong… - Nano …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The mechanical reinforcement of polymer nanocomposites (PNCs) above the glass
transition temperature, T g, has been extensively studied. However, not much is known …

[HTML][HTML] Focus: Structure and dynamics of the interfacial layer in polymer nanocomposites with attractive interactions

S Cheng, B Carroll, V Bocharova, JM Carrillo… - The Journal of …, 2017 - pubs.aip.org
In recent years it has become clear that the interfacial layer formed around nanoparticles in
polymer nanocomposites (PNCs) is critical for controlling their macroscopic properties. The …

Electrical and thermal percolation in two-phase materials: A perspective

IY Forero-Sandoval, AP Franco-Bacca… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Electrical percolation in two-phase materials involves a very singular behavior, manifested
as a huge change in the electrical conductivity, for a given volume or mass fraction of the …

Temperature-affected mechanical properties of polymer nanocomposites from glassy-state to glass transition temperature

E Sharifzadeh, K Cheraghi - Mechanics of Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, the effects of nanoparticle content, polymer/particle interphase, aggregation/
agglomeration, and temperature variation on the thermo-mechanical properties of polymer …

Evaluating the dependency of polymer/particle interphase thickness to the nanoparticles content, aggregation/agglomeration factor and type of the exerted driving …

E Sharifzadeh - Iranian Polymer Journal, 2021 - Springer
The physical/mechanical characteristics of the polymer/particle interphase region have been
always considered to be dependent on the surface chemical structure of the nanoparticles …

Predicting experimental results for polyethylene by computer simulation

J Ramos, JF Vega, J Martínez-Salazar - European Polymer Journal, 2018 - Elsevier
This feature article reviews several aspects of computational approaches to polyethylene
melt and solid state properties in relation to existing experimental results. Based on 40 years …

Temperature‐/Frequency‐dependent complex viscosity and tensile modulus of polymer nanocomposites from the glassy state to the melting point

E Sharifzadeh, R Mohammadi - Polymer Engineering & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, the temperature‐/frequency‐dependent viscosity and tensile modulus of
polymer nanocomposites were evaluated using the combination of developed Arrhenius's …

A scaling theory to approximate the thermal conductivity of the interphase region in polymer nanocomposites

H Ghadami, E Sharifzadeh… - Journal of Reinforced …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
In this study, De Gennes's scaling theory was developed to evaluate the variation of distance-
dependent thermal properties inside the polymer/particle interphase region based on the …