Preparation and characterization of nickel-polystyrene nanocomposite by ultrasound irradiation

Autor: Yu. Koltypin, Aharon Gedanken, R. Vijaya Kumar, Oleg Palchik
Rok vydání: 2002
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Zdroj: Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 86:160-165
ISSN: 1097-4628
0021-8995
DOI: 10.1002/app.10930
Popis: Well-dispersed nickel nanoparticles in polystyrene were obtained by a sonochemical method. The properties of the as-prepared nanocomposite materials were characterized by XRD, TEM, EDAX, TGA, DSC, and a vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM). The nickel particles were 5 nm in diameter and were very well dispersed in the polystyrene. The magnetization measurements established that the as-prepared nanocomposite materials are superparamagnetic due to their small size. The saturation magnetization (30.1 emu/g) and coercivity (5 Oe) of the materials were significantly smaller than were those of the bulk nickel, reflecting the nanoparticle nature. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 86: 160–165, 2002
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