Preparation and luminescence properties of the PMMA/SiO2/EuL3·2H2O hybrids by a sol–gel method

Factorial Design Applied for Evaluation of Effect of Interactions among Precursors on the Thermal Decomposition Temperature of Montmorillonite/Poly(Methyl Methacrylate) Nanocomposites

“…13 Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) is a widely employed polymer of methacrylate class that presents as main characteristics its transparency (light transmission rate of 92%), 14,15 good resistance to electricity, corrosion and atmospheric agents, [16][17][18] glass-like aspect and easy processability. 19,20 As a drawback, polymeric materials as PMMA presents low thermal resistance, which makes necessary the addition of ceramic materials, as clays, to increase the thermal stability when some applications are targeted. 2,3 Since the pioneering study reported by Blumstein,21 several research works confirmed the improvement of thermal stability of CPN compared to pristine polymer.…”

Effects of thermal treatment on the structure and luminescent properties of Eu 3+ doped SiO 2 –PMMA hybrid nanocomposites prepared by a sol–gel process

“…To the best of our knowledge, there are few papers reporting SiO 2 -PMMA hybrids as new hosts. They are an important class of materials which have been little explored [23][24][25].…”

Characterization and optical properties of sol–gel processed PMMA/SiO2 hybrid monoliths

“…One of the widely studied hybrid systems is poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)/ SiO 2 [7][8][9]. In recent years, based on the characteristics such as low optical absorption, refractive index tailorability, simple synthesis and low cost, the PMMA/SiO 2 system has attracted special interest as matrices for rare earth ions and organic dyes in optical devices [10][11][12][13][14].…”

“…However, less information is available on their optical properties. In addition, comparing to the sol-gel approach of using alkoxysilyl-containing organic precursors or coupling agents, PMMA/SiO 2 hybrids containing hydrogen bonding are easier to prepare, and are also homogenous hybrids with good mechanical properties and optical transparency [9,10,[23][24][25].…”