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Nabiyev AA, Olejniczak A, Islamov AK, Pawlukojc A, Ivankov OI, Balasoiu M, Zhigunov A, Nuriyev MA, Guliyev FM, Soloviov DV, Azhibekov AK, Doroshkevich AS, Ivanshina OY, Kuklin AI. Composite Films of HDPE with SiO 2 and ZrO 2 Nanoparticles: The Structure and Interfacial Effects. NANOMATERIALS 2021; 11:nano11102673. [PMID: 34685114 PMCID: PMC8539266 DOI: 10.3390/nano11102673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2021] [Revised: 09/21/2021] [Accepted: 09/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
Abstract
Herein, we investigated the influence of two types of nanoparticle fillers, i.e., amorphous SiO2 and crystalline ZrO2, on the structural properties of their nanocomposites with high-density polyethylene (HDPE). The composite films were prepared by melt-blending with a filler content that varied from 1% to 20% v/v. The composites were characterized by small- and wide-angle x-ray scattering (SAXS and WAXS), small-angle neutron scattering (SANS), Raman spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). For both fillers, the nanoaggregates were evenly distributed in the polymer matrix and their initial state in the powders determined their surface roughness and fractal character. In the case of the nano-ZrO2 filler, the lamellar thickness and crystallinity degree remain unchanged over a broad range of filler concentrations. SANS and SEM investigation showed poor interfacial adhesion and the presence of voids in the interfacial region. Temperature-programmed SANS investigations showed that at elevated temperatures, these voids become filled due to the flipping motions of polymer chains. The effect was accompanied by a partial aggregation of the filler. For nano-SiO2 filler, the lamellar thickness and the degree of crystallinity increased with increasing the filler loading. SAXS measurements show that the ordering of the lamellae is disrupted even at a filler content of only a few percent. SEM images confirmed good interfacial adhesion and integrity of the SiO2/HDPE composite. This markedly different impact of both fillers on the composite structure is discussed in terms of nanoparticle surface properties and their affinity to the HDPE matrix.
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Affiliation(s)
- Asif A. Nabiyev
- ANAS Institute of Radiation Problems, Baku AZ1143, Azerbaijan;
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Russia; (A.O.); (A.K.I.); (A.P.); (O.I.I.); (M.B.); (D.V.S.); (A.K.A.); (A.S.D.); (O.Y.I.); (A.I.K.)
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| | - Andrzej Olejniczak
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Russia; (A.O.); (A.K.I.); (A.P.); (O.I.I.); (M.B.); (D.V.S.); (A.K.A.); (A.S.D.); (O.Y.I.); (A.I.K.)
- Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University, 87-100 Torun, Poland
| | - Akhmed Kh. Islamov
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Russia; (A.O.); (A.K.I.); (A.P.); (O.I.I.); (M.B.); (D.V.S.); (A.K.A.); (A.S.D.); (O.Y.I.); (A.I.K.)
| | - Andrzej Pawlukojc
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Russia; (A.O.); (A.K.I.); (A.P.); (O.I.I.); (M.B.); (D.V.S.); (A.K.A.); (A.S.D.); (O.Y.I.); (A.I.K.)
- Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology, 03-195 Warsaw, Poland
| | - Oleksandr I. Ivankov
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Russia; (A.O.); (A.K.I.); (A.P.); (O.I.I.); (M.B.); (D.V.S.); (A.K.A.); (A.S.D.); (O.Y.I.); (A.I.K.)
- Institute for Safety Problems of Nuclear Power Plants NAS of Ukraine, 07270 Kiev, Ukraine
- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 141701 Dolgoprudny, Russia
| | - Maria Balasoiu
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Russia; (A.O.); (A.K.I.); (A.P.); (O.I.I.); (M.B.); (D.V.S.); (A.K.A.); (A.S.D.); (O.Y.I.); (A.I.K.)
- Horia Hulubei National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering, P.O. Box MG-6, RO-077125 Bucharest-Magurele, Romania
| | - Alexander Zhigunov
- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, CZ-162 06 Praha, Czech Republic;
| | - Musa A. Nuriyev
- ANAS Institute of Radiation Problems, Baku AZ1143, Azerbaijan;
| | - Fovzi M. Guliyev
- Faculty of Civil Engineering, Azerbaijan University of Architecture and Construction, Baku AZ1073, Azerbaijan;
| | - Dmytro V. Soloviov
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Russia; (A.O.); (A.K.I.); (A.P.); (O.I.I.); (M.B.); (D.V.S.); (A.K.A.); (A.S.D.); (O.Y.I.); (A.I.K.)
- Institute for Safety Problems of Nuclear Power Plants NAS of Ukraine, 07270 Kiev, Ukraine
- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 141701 Dolgoprudny, Russia
| | - Aidos K. Azhibekov
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Russia; (A.O.); (A.K.I.); (A.P.); (O.I.I.); (M.B.); (D.V.S.); (A.K.A.); (A.S.D.); (O.Y.I.); (A.I.K.)
- Institute of Natural Science, Korkyt Ata Kyzylorda University, Kyzylorda 120001, Kazakhstan
- The Institute of Nuclear Physics, Ministry of Energy, Almaty 050032, Kazakhstan
| | - Alexander S. Doroshkevich
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Russia; (A.O.); (A.K.I.); (A.P.); (O.I.I.); (M.B.); (D.V.S.); (A.K.A.); (A.S.D.); (O.Y.I.); (A.I.K.)
- Donetsk Institute for Physics and Engineering Named after O.O. Galkin NAS of Ukraine, 03028 Kiev, Ukraine
| | - Olga Yu. Ivanshina
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Russia; (A.O.); (A.K.I.); (A.P.); (O.I.I.); (M.B.); (D.V.S.); (A.K.A.); (A.S.D.); (O.Y.I.); (A.I.K.)
| | - Alexander I. Kuklin
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Russia; (A.O.); (A.K.I.); (A.P.); (O.I.I.); (M.B.); (D.V.S.); (A.K.A.); (A.S.D.); (O.Y.I.); (A.I.K.)
- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 141701 Dolgoprudny, Russia
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