Use of functionalized WS2 nanotubes to produce new polystyrene/polymethylmethacrylate nanocomposites

Structural and Optoelectronic Properties of CdSe Tetrapod Nanocrystals for Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cell Applications

“…The IR bands at 1456 and 1402 cm −1 can be assigned to the -CH 2 -bending vibration and the C-O-H bending vibration [19,20]. The band at 1017 cm −1 is indicated as the P-O-H bond, which is similar to the FT-IR analysis of OPA ligand [21]. However, the peaks at 2956 and 1017 cm −1 of the OPA ligand were non existent in Figure 2(b), meaning that the OPA ligand was replaced by the BA ligand after the ligand exchange process.…”

Covalent functionalization/polycarboxylation of tungsten disulfide inorganic nanotubes (INTs-WS2)

“…Considerable research has been conducted on polymer nanocomposites that incorporate WS 2 NPs into matrices of epoxy [40], polystyrene/poly(methylmethacrylate) [41], poly(propylene fumarate) [42], nylon 12 [43], and poly(phenylene) sulphide [44]. Due to the superior mechanical properties of WS 2 NPs, such as high stiffness and strength [45], ultrahigh-performance polymer nanocomposites have been produced [46].…”

Isothermal Crystallization Kinetics of Novel Isotactic Polypropylene/MoS2 Inorganic Nanotube Nanocomposites

“…Therefore, the moderate cost of such nanotubes may afford numerous applications in the field of polymer nanocomposites (eg. WS 2 inorganic nanotubes were functionalized with n-octadecyl phosphonic acid by sonication in toluene and blended with mixtures of PS and PMMA to form novel PS/PMMA/INT-WS 2 blend nanocomposites [12]). More particularly, INT likeMoS 2 has a remarkable reinforcing effect on the thermal and mechanical properties of isotactic polypropylene (i.e.…”