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Genix AC, Bocharova V, Carroll B, Dieudonné-George P, Chauveau E, Sokolov AP, Oberdisse J. Influence of the Graft Length on Nanocomposite Structure and Interfacial Dynamics. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:748. [PMID: 36839117 PMCID: PMC9960434 DOI: 10.3390/nano13040748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2023] [Revised: 02/10/2023] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Both the dispersion state of nanoparticles (NPs) within polymer nanocomposites (PNCs) and the dynamical state of the polymer altered by the presence of the NP/polymer interfaces have a strong impact on the macroscopic properties of PNCs. In particular, mechanical properties are strongly affected by percolation of hard phases, which may be NP networks, dynamically modified polymer regions, or combinations of both. In this article, the impact on dispersion and dynamics of surface modification of the NPs by short monomethoxysilanes with eight carbons in the alkyl part (C8) is studied. As a function of grafting density and particle content, polymer dynamics is followed by broadband dielectric spectroscopy and analyzed by an interfacial layer model, whereas the particle dispersion is investigated by small-angle X-ray scattering and analyzed by reverse Monte Carlo simulations. NP dispersions are found to be destabilized only at the highest grafting. The interfacial layer formalism allows the clear identification of the volume fraction of interfacial polymer, with its characteristic time. The strongest dynamical slow-down in the polymer is found for unmodified NPs, while grafting weakens this effect progressively. The combination of all three techniques enables a unique measurement of the true thickness of the interfacial layer, which is ca. 5 nm. Finally, the comparison between longer (C18) and shorter (C8) grafts provides unprecedented insight into the efficacy and tunability of surface modification. It is shown that C8-grafting allows for a more progressive tuning, which goes beyond a pure mass effect.
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- Anne-Caroline Genix
- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb (L2C), Université de Montpellier, CNRS, F-34095 Montpellier, France
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- Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb (L2C), Université de Montpellier, CNRS, F-34095 Montpellier, France
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- Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA
- Department of Physics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb (L2C), Université de Montpellier, CNRS, F-34095 Montpellier, France
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Mallakpour S, Sirous F, Hussain CM. Green synthesis of nano-Al 2O 3, recent functionalization, and fabrication of synthetic or natural polymer nanocomposites: various technological applications. NEW J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d0nj05578f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Environmentally friendly fabrication of nano-Al2O3, recent functionalization, and preparation of polymer nanocomposites including natural and man-made polymers with various industrial applications are reviewed.
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- Shadpour Mallakpour
- Organic Polymer Chemistry Research Laboratory
- Department of Chemistry
- Isfahan University of Technology
- Isfahan
- Islamic Republic of Iran
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- Organic Polymer Chemistry Research Laboratory
- Department of Chemistry
- Isfahan University of Technology
- Isfahan
- Islamic Republic of Iran
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Musino D, Genix AC, Chauveau E, Bizien T, Oberdisse J. Structural identification of percolation of nanoparticles. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:3907-3915. [PMID: 32003375 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr09395h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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We propose a method relying on structural measurements by small-angle scattering to quantitatively follow aggregation of nanoparticles (NPs) in concentrated colloidal assemblies or suspensions up to percolation, regardless of complex structure factors arising due to interactions. As an experimental model system, the dispersion of silica NPs in a styrene-butadiene matrix has been analyzed by small-angle X-ray scattering and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), as a function of particle concentration. A reverse Monte Carlo analysis applied to the NP scattering compared favorably with TEM. By combining it with an aggregate recognition algorithm, series of representative real space structures and aggregation number distribution functions have been determined up to high concentrations, taking into account particle polydispersity. Our analysis demonstrates that the formation of large percolating aggregates on the scale of the simulation box (of linear dimension 1/qmin, here micron-sized) can be mapped onto the macroscopic percolation characterized by rheology. Our method is thus capable of determining aggregate structure in dense NP systems with strong - possibly unknown - interactions visible in scattering. It is hoped to be useful in many other colloidal systems, beyond the case of polymer nanocomposites exemplarily studied here.
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- Dafne Musino
- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb (L2C), Université de Montpellier, CNRS, F-34095 Montpellier, France.
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- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb (L2C), Université de Montpellier, CNRS, F-34095 Montpellier, France.
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- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb (L2C), Université de Montpellier, CNRS, F-34095 Montpellier, France.
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- SOLEIL Synchrotron, L'Orme des Merisiers, Gif-Sur-Yvette, 91192 Saint-Aubin, France
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- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb (L2C), Université de Montpellier, CNRS, F-34095 Montpellier, France.
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Environmentally friendly platforms for encapsulation of an essential oil: Fabrication, characterization and application in pests control. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2018.07.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Genix AC, Oberdisse J. Nanoparticle self-assembly: from interactions in suspension to polymer nanocomposites. SOFT MATTER 2018; 14:5161-5179. [PMID: 29893402 DOI: 10.1039/c8sm00430g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Recent experimental results using in particular small-angle scattering to characterize the self-assembly of mainly hard spherical nanoparticles into higher ordered structures ranging from fractal aggregates to ordered assemblies are reviewed. The crucial control of interparticle interactions is discussed, from chemical surface-modification, or the action of additives like depletion agents, to the generation of directional patches and the use of external fields. It is shown how the properties of interparticle interactions have been used to allow inducing and possibly controlling aggregation, opening the road to the generation of colloidal molecules or potentially metamaterials. In the last part, studies of the microstructure of polymer nanocomposites as an application of volume-spanning and stress-carrying aggregates are discussed.
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- Anne-Caroline Genix
- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb (L2C), Université de Montpellier, CNRS, F-34095 Montpellier, France.
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Musino D, Genix AC, Chaussée T, Guy L, Meissner N, Kozak R, Bizien T, Oberdisse J. Aggregate Formation of Surface-Modified Nanoparticles in Solvents and Polymer Nanocomposites. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2018; 34:3010-3020. [PMID: 29443532 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b03932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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A new method based on the combination of small-angle scattering, reverse Monte Carlo simulations, and an aggregate recognition algorithm is proposed to characterize the structure of nanoparticle suspensions in solvents and polymer nanocomposites, allowing detailed studies of the impact of different nanoparticle surface modifications. Experimental small-angle scattering is reproduced using simulated annealing of configurations of polydisperse particles in a simulation box compatible with the lowest experimental q-vector. Then, properties of interest like aggregation states are extracted from these configurations and averaged. This approach has been applied to silane surface-modified silica nanoparticles with different grafting groups, in solvents and after casting into polymer matrices. It is shown that the chemistry of the silane function, in particular mono- or trifunctionality possibly related to patch formation, affects the dispersion state in a given medium, in spite of an unchanged alkyl-chain length. Our approach may be applied to study any dispersion or aggregation state of nanoparticles. Concerning nanocomposites, the method has potential impact on the design of new formulations allowing controlled tuning of nanoparticle dispersion.
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- Dafne Musino
- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb (L2C) , Université de Montpellier, CNRS , F-34095 Montpellier , France
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- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb (L2C) , Université de Montpellier, CNRS , F-34095 Montpellier , France
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- Solvay Silica , 15 rue Pierre Pays BP52 , 69660 Collonges au Mont d'Or , France
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- Solvay Silica , 15 rue Pierre Pays BP52 , 69660 Collonges au Mont d'Or , France
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- Synthos Spółka Akcyjna , Chemików 1 , 32600 Oświęcim , Poland
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- SOLEIL Synchrotron , L'Orme des Merisiers , Gif-Sur-Yvette , 91192 Saint-Aubin France
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- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb (L2C) , Université de Montpellier, CNRS , F-34095 Montpellier , France
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Forato F, Belhboub A, Monot J, Petit M, Benoit R, Sarou-Kanian V, Fayon F, Jacquemin D, Queffelec C, Bujoli B. Phosphonate-Mediated Immobilization of Rhodium/Bipyridine Hydrogenation Catalysts. Chemistry 2018; 24:2457-2465. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201705283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Florian Forato
- Chimie Et Interdisciplinarité: Synthèse Analyse Modélisation (CEISAM); University of Nantes, CNRS, UMR 6230; 2, rue de la Houssinière, BP 92208 44322 Nantes Cedex 3 France
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- Chimie Et Interdisciplinarité: Synthèse Analyse Modélisation (CEISAM); University of Nantes, CNRS, UMR 6230; 2, rue de la Houssinière, BP 92208 44322 Nantes Cedex 3 France
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- CNRS; Université Paul Sabatier, Laboratoire Hétérochimie Fondamentale et Appliquée (LHFA, UMR 5069); 118 Route de Narbonne 31062 Toulouse Cedex 09 France
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC UNIV Paris 06; Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire, UMR CNRS 8232, Case 229; 4 Place Jussieu 75252 Paris Cedex 05 France
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- ICARE-CNRS; 1C Avenue de la Recherche Scientifique 45100 Orléans France
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- CNRS, CEMHTI UPR3079; Univ. Orléans; 45071 Orléans France
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- Chimie Et Interdisciplinarité: Synthèse Analyse Modélisation (CEISAM); University of Nantes, CNRS, UMR 6230; 2, rue de la Houssinière, BP 92208 44322 Nantes Cedex 3 France
- Institut Universitaire de France; 1, rue Descartes 75231 Paris Cedex 05 France
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- Chimie Et Interdisciplinarité: Synthèse Analyse Modélisation (CEISAM); University of Nantes, CNRS, UMR 6230; 2, rue de la Houssinière, BP 92208 44322 Nantes Cedex 3 France
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- Chimie Et Interdisciplinarité: Synthèse Analyse Modélisation (CEISAM); University of Nantes, CNRS, UMR 6230; 2, rue de la Houssinière, BP 92208 44322 Nantes Cedex 3 France
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Genix AC, Oberdisse J. Determination of the local density of polydisperse nanoparticle assemblies. SOFT MATTER 2017; 13:8144-8155. [PMID: 29105722 DOI: 10.1039/c7sm01640a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Quantitative characterization of the average structure of dense nanoparticle assemblies and aggregates is a common problem in nanoscience. Small-angle scattering is a suitable technique, but it is usually limited to not too big assemblies due to the limited experimental range, low concentrations to avoid interactions, and monodispersity to keep calculations tractable. In the present paper, a straightforward analysis of the generally available scattered intensity - even for large assemblies, at high concentrations - is detailed, providing information on the local volume fraction of polydisperse particles with hard sphere interactions. It is based on the identical local structure of infinite homogeneous nanoparticle assemblies and their subsets forming finite-sized clusters. This approach is extended to polydispersity, using Monte-Carlo simulations of hard and moderately sticky hard spheres. As a result, a simple relationship between the observed structure factor minimum - termed the correlation hole - and the average local volume fraction κ on the scale of neighboring particles is proposed and validated through independent aggregate simulations. This relationship shall be useful as an efficient tool for the structural analysis of arbitrarily aggregated colloidal systems.
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- Anne-Caroline Genix
- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb (L2C), UMR 5221 CNRS, Université de Montpellier, F-34095 Montpellier, France.
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Genix AC, Schmitt-Pauly C, Alauzun JG, Bizien T, Mutin PH, Oberdisse J. Tuning Local Nanoparticle Arrangements in TiO2–Polymer Nanocomposites by Grafting of Phosphonic Acids. Macromolecules 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.7b01371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- SOLEIL Synchrotron,
L’Orme des Merisiers, Gif-Sur-Yvette, 91192 Saint-Aubin, France
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Oberdisse J, Hellweg T. Structure, interfacial film properties, and thermal fluctuations of microemulsions as seen by scattering experiments. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2017; 247:354-362. [PMID: 28751064 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2017.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2017] [Revised: 07/12/2017] [Accepted: 07/12/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The physics of microemulsions and in particular Dominique Langevin's contributions to the understanding of microemulsion structure and bending properties using scattering techniques are reviewed. Among the many methods used by her and her co-workers, we particularly emphasize optical techniques and small angle neutron scattering (SANS), but also neutron spin echo spectroscopy (NSE). The review is then extended to more recent studies of properties of microemulsions close to surfaces, using reflectometry and grazing-incidence small angle neutron scattering (GISANS).
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Musino D, Genix AC, Fayolle C, Papon A, Guy L, Meissner N, Kozak R, Weda P, Bizien T, Chaussée T, Oberdisse J. Synergistic Effect of Small Molecules on Large-Scale Structure of Simplified Industrial Nanocomposites. Macromolecules 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.7b00954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Dafne Musino
- Laboratoire
Charles Coulomb (L2C), UMR 5221 CNRS, Université de Montpellier, F-34095 Montpellier, France
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- Laboratoire
Charles Coulomb (L2C), UMR 5221 CNRS, Université de Montpellier, F-34095 Montpellier, France
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- Solvay
Silica, 15 rue Pierre Pays BP52, 69660 Collonges au Mont d’Or, France
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- Solvay
Silica, 15 rue Pierre Pays BP52, 69660 Collonges au Mont d’Or, France
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- Solvay
Silica, 15 rue Pierre Pays BP52, 69660 Collonges au Mont d’Or, France
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- Synthos Spółka
Akcyjna, Chemików 1, 32600 Oświęcim, Poland
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- Synthos Spółka
Akcyjna, Chemików 1, 32600 Oświęcim, Poland
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- SOLEIL Synchrotron, L’Orme des Merisiers, Gif-Sur-Yvette, 91192 Saint-Aubin, France
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- Solvay
Silica, 15 rue Pierre Pays BP52, 69660 Collonges au Mont d’Or, France
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- Laboratoire
Charles Coulomb (L2C), UMR 5221 CNRS, Université de Montpellier, F-34095 Montpellier, France
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The rheological state of suspensions in varying the surface area of nano-silica particles and molecular weight of the poly(ethylene oxide) matrix. Colloid Polym Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s00396-017-4046-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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