Electrical properties of a composite comprising epoxy resin and α-hematite nanorods

Thermal, magnetic, and optical characteristics of ABS‐Fe2O3 nanocomposites

“…In the last two decades, nanostructure inorganic–polymer hybrids have been intensively studied due to the fact that they provide opportunities for preparation of novel composites that can be used in a wide range of applications such as: easy processability, low‐cost manufacturing, and excellent thermal and mechanical properties. Polymer matrix nanocomposites have also been extensively investigated, since just a small amount of nanoparticles as an additive leads to production of novel high‐performance materials with excellent physicochemical properties 1–6. Hematite is an n ‐type semiconductor with a band gap of 2.1 eV and weak ferromagnetic properties in room temperature.…”

Influence of hematite nanorods on the mechanical properties of epoxy resin

“…% of α-Fe 2 O 3 NRs) due to filler aggregation. Dudić and co--workers 40 also showed that the fracture surface of the pure epoxy resin was relatively smooth and featureless while a pronounced roughness was observed in the case of the α-Fe 2 O 3 nanorods/epoxy resin nanocomposite, indicating that the α-Fe 2 O 3 nanorods promoted ductile deformation of the epoxy matrix. The 2.63-fold increase in the tensile toughness upon incorporation of 0.5 wt.…”

“…These results are contrary to the results obtained by Dudić and co-workers. 40 They examined the electrical properties of nanocomposites prepared from hematite nanorods and epoxy resin. The calculation of the T g of the examined samples was based on the results obtained by conductivity measurements.…”

Effects of physicochemical treatments of illite on the thermo-mechanical properties and thermal stability of illite/epoxy composites

“…As shown in SEM images of the composites, all the illite particles were micro-sized particles rather than nano-sized particles. It is generally believed that when micro-sized fillers were used in the composite, composite properties deteriorated, whereas when [ ( ) T D $ F I G ] nano-sized fillers were used, composite properties enhanced [21,22]. When micro-sized illites were used to prepare the composite with epoxy resins, the illites interrupted epoxy network forming and its thermal stability deteriorated rather than enhanced with heat sink effects of ceramic materials.…”