Quantifying the dispersion quality of partially aggregated colloidal dispersions by high frequency rheology
| Autor: | James W. Swan, Peter Van Puyvelde, Bram Schroyen, Jan Vermant |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
Materials science
Rheometry business.industry Rheometer 02 engineering and technology General Chemistry 010402 general chemistry 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology Condensed Matter Physics 01 natural sciences Viscoelasticity 0104 chemical sciences Condensed Matter::Soft Condensed Matter Viscosity Optics Rheology Dynamic modulus Particle Composite material 0210 nano-technology business Dispersion (chemistry) |
| Zdroj: | Soft Matter. 13:7897-7906 |
| ISSN: | 1744-6848 1744-683X |
| DOI: | 10.1039/c7sm01690e |
| Popis: | An important parameter for the performance of nanomaterials is the degree by which the nanoparticles are dispersed in a matrix. Optical microscopy or scattering methods are useful to characterise the state of dispersion, but are not generally applicable to all materials. Electron microscopy methods are laborious in preparation and typically offer only quantitative information on a very local scale. In the present work we investigate how high frequency rheological measurements can be used for partially dispersed suspensions at intermediate to higher particle loadings, even for high viscous matrices. Although the contribution of the particles is particularly visible in the low frequency linear viscoelastic behaviour, a more direct relationship between rheological properties and degree of dispersion can be derived from the loss modulus in the high frequency limit. To this end, a home-built piezo shear rheometer is constructed to extend the frequency range typically accessible by commercial rotational rheometers. Measurements on spherical silica particles, with a varying degree of dispersion in low molecular weight PDMS, are used to demonstrate how high frequency rheometry can be used to quantify dispersion quality. The linear viscoelastic properties are compared to analytical scaling theories to demonstrate that a hydrodynamically dominated regime is reached. The dependence of the relative high frequency loss modulus on volume fraction is then compared to predictions of a hydrodynamic viscosity model for the derivation of a dispersion quality index. It is used to follow the evolution of the dispersion quality as a function of mixing time and consumed power. |
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