Issue 47, 2014

Hybrid acrylic/CeO2 nanocomposites using hydrophilic, spherical and high aspect ratio CeO2 nanoparticles

Abstract

A dispersion of CeO2 nanoparticles and nanorods stabilized with nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA) and a 4,4′-azobis(4-cyanovaleric acid) (V-501) initiator has been used to initiate the emulsion polymerization of acrylic monomers, yielding stable hybrid CeO2 nanoparticle-nanorod/polyacrylate latexes for the first time. Films cast from these hybrid latexes are transparent due to the very homogenous distribution of the polymer compatibilized CeO2. Furthermore, it has been proven that the UV-Vis absorption capacity of the hybrid latexes is enhanced with the incorporation of the nanorods.

Graphical abstract: Hybrid acrylic/CeO2 nanocomposites using hydrophilic, spherical and high aspect ratio CeO2 nanoparticles

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
15 Jul 2014
Accepted
15 Oct 2014
First published
15 Oct 2014
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2014,2, 20280-20287

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Hybrid acrylic/CeO2 nanocomposites using hydrophilic, spherical and high aspect ratio CeO2 nanoparticles

M. Aguirre, E. Johansson Salazar-Sandoval, M. Johansson, A. Ahniyaz, M. Paulis and J. R. Leiza, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2014, 2, 20280 DOI: 10.1039/C4TA03620D

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