Synthesis and Characterization of PVAc-MMT-DOAB Exfoliated Nanocomposites: Reducing Polymerization Time and Water in the Synthesis

Super flexible, highly conductive electrical compositor hybridized from polyvinyl alcohol and silver nano wires

Super flexible, highly conductive electrical compositors were hybridized from polyvinyl alcohol and silver nanowires using a simple one-step blending method.

'Chrysanthemum petal' arrangements of silver nano wires

Highly ordered 'Chrysanthemum petal' arrangements of silver nano wires were fabricated in a biodegradable polymer of polyvinyl alcohol using a simple one-step blending method without any template. The degree of the arrangement increased with the decreasing content of polyvinyl alcohol. The mechanism for the formation of these 'Chrysanthemum petal' arrangements was discussed specifically. These 'Chrysanthemum petal' arrangements will be helpful to increase the electrical conductivity of silver nano wires films.