Why Nanocomposites

Ihe ECP/CNM nanocomposites can be prepared mainly in two ways (i) in-situ chemical oxidative polymerization, and (ii) in-situ electrochemical polymerization. In an in-situ chemical polymerization, CNM is added into the dispersion containing monomers and oxidant, and the reaction takes place over a period of time. Even a mixture of CNMs can also be used simultaneously. The monomers are polymerized on the surfaces of CNMs. In an in-situ electrochemical polymerization, CNMs are added into the dispersion containing monomer, and the polymerization takes place by the application of electric field for a short period of time, and the nanocomposite films are deposited onto the surface of substrate. Any electrically conducting substrate can be used, such as metal plates. The polarity of substrate and the charges present on the CNM should be accounted for the effective formation of nanocomposites. The thickness of ECP/CNM nanocomposite thin films deposited on the substrate can be controlled by varying the electric field and deposition time. 

The Cgg doped with neutral polymers such as emeraldine base of polyaniline show higher conductivities due to the charge transfer complex formation mechanism whereby the neutral polymer acts as electron donor and Cgg acts as acceptor [22]. Not only Cg, but also a combination of and can be doped with polyaniline, where the same effect of enhancement in conductivity is observed (of the order of 10 ). But, when doped polyaniline is prepared from N-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone (NMP)/toluene-solution, a slightly lower conductivity is observed. The free-standing nanocomposite films possess conductivities up to 6.2 x 10 S/cm [23]. 

For the ECPs with degenerated ground state, solitons are responsible for the charge transport. Such a polymeric system is polyacetylene. The major problem on the preparation of polyacetylene/Cgjj nanocomposite is the insolubility of polyacetylene. This has led to the discovery of soluble polyacetylene derivatives such as poly(o-trimethylsilylphenylacetylene) (PTMSiPA) [28]. Small amoimts of doping in PTMSiPA is found to enhance the photoconductivity of pristine PTMSiPA [29]. 

6 Electronically Conducting Polymer/Carbon Nanofiber Nanocomposites 

Carbon nanofibers-based ECP nanocomposites are very flexible, mechanically strong, and possess large surface area. The easy preparatory methods available for the synthesis of such nanocomposites have increased their demand. 

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It is not clear why nanocomposite particles weaken wood flour- and rice-hulls-filled polypropylene, but it seems to be a repetitive and reproducible phenomenon. Certainly, it can be hypothesized that the reason is the nonuniform dispersion of cellulose fillers and nanoclay particles, but it remains just a hypothesis. 

Recent developments of materials and devices with structures in nanometer length scales have created new opportunities and challenges in the science of thermal transport. Interfaces play a particularly important role in the properties of nanoscale structures and nanostructured materials [97-98], This is why a renewed interest for contact resistance arose in recent years with studies of nanocomposite, semicrystalline and polycrystalline materials where contact resistances has a controlling role to determine the bulk thermal conductivity of the material [99-100],... 

Interfacial structure is known to be different from bulk structure, and in polymers filled with nanofillers possessing extremely high specific surface areas, most of the polymers is present near the interface, in spite of the small weight fraction of filler. This is one of the reasons why the nature of the reinforcement is different in nanocomposites and is manifested even at very low filler loadings (<10 wt%). Crucial parameters in determining the effect of fillers on the properties of composites are filler size, shape, aspect ratio, and filler-matrix interactions [2-5]. In the case of nanocomposites, the properties of the material are more tied to the interface. Thus, the control and manipulation of microstructural evolution is essential for the growth of a strong polymer-filler interface in such nanocomposites. 

The main drawbacks of this approach are the low availability of such instruments in laboratories, and the fact that many samples are sensitive to ion beam damage, require specific preparation (95), and can induce low contrast. Moreover, the imaging between two milling periods is typically performed in the backscattered electrons mode, which is not always favorable this is the case for carbon nanotubes in a polymer matrix as the atomic number contrast is low. This is probably the reason why, even if the FIB/SEM approach is used on polymer nanocomposites, it not used in the literature for carbon nanotubes in polymer matrix. In this last application, the tomo-STEM technique is a good alternative to obtain images of relatively thick samples with high contrast and resolution (91). 

In the first part, emphasis will be put on the linear optical properties of dielectric media doped with noble metal nanoparticles. Indeed, the study of the linear response is definitely needed to further explore the nonlinear one. We will then introduce the fundamentals of the theoretical tools required to understand why and how people inquire into the third-order nonlinear properties of nanocomposite materials. In the second part, experimental results will be presented by first examining the different nonlinear optical phenomena which have been observed in these media. We will then focus on the nanoparticle intrinsic nonlinear susceptibility before analysing the influence of the main morphological factors on the nonlinear optical response. The dependence of the latter on laser characteristics will finally be investigated, as well as the crucial role played by different thermal effects. 

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In this section, we are going to discuss the evolution of bullet-proof vest materials. Why did these materials develop from bulky or whole pieces of materials into fibers, then, potentially, nanocomposite fibers What is the driving force for the changes What are the properties of these materials What are the technologies used for material fabrication What are the limitations of these materials All these questions will be probed in this section. 

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Explaining Behavior with Structure. To answer the question of why these materials behave so differently, we must revisit the issue of the polymer interphase (or bound polymer). These nanocomposite systems can be prepared such that nearly the entire polymer in the system is interphase polymer, due to the large specific surface area of the layered silicates (when properly dispersed) and the large amount of interface thus created. Coupled with the many descriptions of bound polymer reported in composite literature, molecular dynamics simulations of nanocomposite systems also indicate that local density variations occur in proximity to organically modified layered silicates, both in the absence and presence of intercalated polymer chains. In fact, such interlayer density variations (albeit with small molecules rather than polymers) have been reported for many years in field of clay science. ... 

This technique of in situ interlayer polymerization is also particularly attractive due to its versatility and compatibility with reactive monomers and is begiiming to be used for commercial applications. However, there is ample evidence that nanocomposites can also be formed by melt processing in extruders. There are many reasons why melt processing may be more preferred method for producing nanocomposites for commercial use. Additionally, other approaches, such as the sol-gel proeess [44, 47] and monomer/polymer grafting to clay layers, have resulted in organie/inorganic polymer hybrids. 

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