Structural analysis of liquid crystal polymer based nanocomposites by X-ray scattering

Jayita Bandyopadhyay, Suprakas Sinha Ray, Mosto Bousmina

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Abstract

The main theme of this work is to support the unusual melt-state rheological properties of the clay-containing nanocomposites of thermotropic liquid crystal polymers by small- and wideangle X-ray scattering. The changes of dispersion of silicate particles in the LCP matrix as well as change in crystal growth of LCP were extensively studied by X-ray scattering in both smalland wide-angle regions. The generalised indirect Fourier transformation technique developed by Glatter was used to study the structural changes in nanocomposites with temperature. This is a new approach recently proposed by us for the quantitative analysis of the nanoparticles dispersion in the polymer matrix.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1632-1639
Number of pages8
JournalMacromolecular Chemistry and Physics
Volume211
Issue number15
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2 Aug 2010
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Clays
  • Liquid crystal polymers
  • Nanocomposites
  • Structures
  • X-ray scattering

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Polymers and Plastics
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry

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