Nanomechanical map** of soft materials with the atomic force microscope: methods, theory and applications

R Garcia - Chemical Society Reviews, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Fast, high-resolution, non-destructive and quantitative characterization methods are needed
to develop materials with tailored properties at the nanoscale or to understand the …

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 …

Best practices and recommendations for accurate nanomechanical characterization of heterogeneous polymer systems with atomic force microscopy

DW Collinson, RJ Sheridan, MJ Palmeri… - Progress in Polymer …, 2021 - Elsevier
The past two decades have seen atomic force microscopy (AFM) evolve from an
experimental technique to probe simple surface topography to one that can spatially map …

Unraveling nanoscale elastic and adhesive properties at the nanoparticle/epoxy interface using bimodal atomic force microscopy

HK Nguyen, A Shundo, X Liang… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The addition of a small fraction of solid nanoparticles to thermosetting polymers can
substantially improve their fracture toughness, while maintaining various intrinsic …

Fast, quantitative and high resolution map** of viscoelastic properties with bimodal AFM

S Benaglia, CA Amo, R Garcia - Nanoscale, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Quantitative map** of viscoelastic properties of soft matter with a nanoscale spatial
resolution is an active and relevant research topic in atomic force microscopy (AFM) and …

Quantitative characterization of interfacial properties of carbon black/elastomer nanocomposites and mechanism exploration on their interfacial interaction

C Tian, J Cui, N Ning, L Zhang, M Tian - Composites Science and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Carbon black (CB) is widely used as a good reinforcing filler in rubber industry. Due to the
complex cluster structure of CB aggregate, it is difficult to clearly visualize its topological …

Study of the Mullins effect in carbon black-filled styrene–butadiene rubber by atomic force microscopy nanomechanics

X Liang, K Nakajima - Macromolecules, 2022 - ACS Publications
For a long time, it has been difficult to reach a consensus on the physical origin of the
“Mullins effect” because of the limited capabilities for visualizing microscopic structures. This …

Nano-Silica/Polydimethyl (methylvinyl) siloxane dielectric elastomer generator with high generating energy density, high efficiency and long fatigue life

Y Jiang, C Tian, J Yao, W Wu, N Ning, M Tian… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Dielectric elastomer generator (DEG) can easily realize the energy harvesting from nature
motion sources such as waves and human movements. Up to now, the bottleneck of the …

In situ nanostress visualization method to reveal the micromechanical mechanism of nanocomposites by atomic force microscopy

X Liang, T Kojima, M Ito, N Amino, H Liu… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
An in situ atomic force microscopy (AFM) nanomechanical technique was used to directly
visualize the micromechanical behaviors of polymer nanocomposites during compressive …

Charging toward improved lithium-ion polymer electrolytes: exploiting synergistic experimental and computational approaches to facilitate materials design

PM Ketkar, KH Shen, LM Hall, TH Epps - Molecular Systems Design & …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Ion-conducting polymer electrolytes are attractive materials for all-solid-state lithium-ion
batteries (LiBs) as a result of their potential to improve performance, mitigate safety …