Characterization of Nanocomposites by Scattering Methods

An interesting advantage of scattering methods is that, in contrast to microscopy techniques, they sample the whole bulk of the specimen, thus giving a more 

Polymer Composites Volume 2, First Edition. Edited by Sabu Thomas, Kuruvilla Joseph, Sant Kumar Malhotra, Koichi Goda, and Meyyarappallil Sadasivan Sreekala. 

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PbS-PPX nanocomposite with 4.7 vol.% of PbS was investigated also by small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) method, which characterizes different... 

A PbS-PPX nanocomposite with 4.7 vol. % of PbS was investigated also by the small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) method, which characterizes different PbS inclusions in PPX matrix regardless of their internal structure. The size distribution of PbS inclusions calculated from SAXS data is similar to the WAXS crystallite size distribution on Figure 2.10. This result signifies that PbS nanoparticles do not aggregate in matrix but are distributed in PPX mostly as small crystallites [53]. 

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