Optical Probes for Monitoring Intercalation and Exfoliation in Melt-Processed Polymer Nanocomposites
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Paul H. Maupin
Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Office of Science, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC, USA 20585
Guest researcher at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Naval Research Laboratory.
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Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Office of Science, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC, USA 20585. Fax: (+1) 301 903 4110Search for more papers by this authorJeffrey W. Gilman
Building and Fire Research Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg MD, 20899, USA
Search for more papers by this authorRichard H. Harris Jr.
Building and Fire Research Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg MD, 20899, USA
Search for more papers by this authorSeverine Bellayer
Building and Fire Research Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg MD, 20899, USA
Guest researcher at the laboratory GEMTEX of Ecole Nationale des Arts et Industries Textiles (ENSAIT), Roubaix, France.
Search for more papers by this authorAnthony J. Bur
Materials Science and Engineering Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg MD, 20899, USA
Search for more papers by this authorSteven C. Roth
Materials Science and Engineering Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg MD, 20899, USA
Search for more papers by this authorMarius Murariu
Materia Nova-Service des Materiaux Polymeres et Composites, Universite de Mons, B 7000, Mons, Belgium
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Paul H. Maupin
Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Office of Science, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC, USA 20585
Guest researcher at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Naval Research Laboratory.
Disclaimer: This work was carried out by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), an agency of the U. S. government, and by statute is not subject to copyright in the United States. The identification of any commercial product or trade name does not imply endorsement or recommendation by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Office of Science, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC, USA 20585. Fax: (+1) 301 903 4110Search for more papers by this authorJeffrey W. Gilman
Building and Fire Research Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg MD, 20899, USA
Search for more papers by this authorRichard H. Harris Jr.
Building and Fire Research Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg MD, 20899, USA
Search for more papers by this authorSeverine Bellayer
Building and Fire Research Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg MD, 20899, USA
Guest researcher at the laboratory GEMTEX of Ecole Nationale des Arts et Industries Textiles (ENSAIT), Roubaix, France.
Search for more papers by this authorAnthony J. Bur
Materials Science and Engineering Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg MD, 20899, USA
Search for more papers by this authorSteven C. Roth
Materials Science and Engineering Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg MD, 20899, USA
Search for more papers by this authorMarius Murariu
Materia Nova-Service des Materiaux Polymeres et Composites, Universite de Mons, B 7000, Mons, Belgium
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Summary: Laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy of the optical probe Nile Blue A in polymer clay nanocomposites is described. Concentration quenching of the fluorescence dominates the probe behavior until the clay platelets are physically separated by polymer intercalation. Further separation into an exfoliated structure results in an intense increase in probe fluorescence. Preliminary results indicate the ability to discriminate between intercalated and exfoliated structures in nanocomposites formed by melt processing.
Polyamide 6 nanocomposites: Purple, 1 minute processing (left). Red, 7 minute processing (right).
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