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- 2023Influence of the Graft Length on Nanocomposite Structure and Interfacial Dynamicscitations
- 2023Influence of the Graft Length on Nanocomposite Structure and Interfacial Dynamicscitations
- 2023How Tuning Interfaces Impacts the Dynamics and Structure of Polymer Nanocomposites Simultaneouslycitations
- 2022Tuning the Properties of Nanocomposites by Trapping Them in Deep Metastable Statescitations
- 2021Direct Structural Evidence for Interfacial Gradients in Asymmetric Polymer Nanocomposite Blendscitations
- 2020Strong Reduction in Amplitude of the Interfacial Segmental Dynamics in Polymer Nanocompositescitations
- 2020Strong Reduction in Amplitude of the Interfacial Segmental Dynamics in Polymer Nanocompositescitations
- 2020Addition of Short Polymer Chains Mechanically Reinforces Glassy Poly(2-vinylpyridine)-Silica Nanoparticle Nanocompositescitations
- 2020Addition of Short Polymer Chains Mechanically Reinforces Glassy Poly(2-vinylpyridine)–Silica Nanoparticle Nanocompositescitations
- 2019Understanding the Static Interfacial Polymer Layer by Exploring the Dispersion States of Nanocompositescitations
- 2019Understanding the Static Interfacial Polymer Layer by Exploring the Dispersion States of Nanocompositescitations
- 2018Enhancing the Mechanical Properties of Glassy Nanocomposites by Tuning Polymer Molecular Weightcitations
- 2018Enhancing the Mechanical Properties of Glassy Nanocomposites by Tuning Polymer Molecular Weightcitations
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Addition of Short Polymer Chains Mechanically Reinforces Glassy Poly(2-vinylpyridine)–Silica Nanoparticle Nanocomposites
Abstract
The addition of hard fillers to a polymer matrix is a well-known process for achieving mechanical reinforcement. With a decrease in the size of the fillers, the contribution from polymer- particle nanometer-sized interfaces becomes significant, and these interfaces affect the mechanical performance of polymer nanocomposites (PNCs) beyond the limits established for conventional composites. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying the improvement in the mechanical performance of glassy PNCs remain unresolved, necessitating a deeper understanding of the structure-property relationships in these intrinsically heterogeneous systems. In this effort, by using Brillouin light scattering (BLS) and dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA), we demonstrated that adding shorter chains to a PNC prepared with high molecular weight polymers significantly improved the mechanical properties of the PNC in the glassy state. The strongest enhancement of mechanical properties occurred at an optimum concentration of short chains. This is in contrast to the behavior of the glass transition temperature of PNCs which shows a monotonic decrease with an increase in the concentration of shorter chains. Using experimental data and coarse-grained molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, we have identified the molecular mechanism leading to the observed nonmonotonic changes in mechanical reinforcement. This mechanism includes changes in the nanoscale organization at the interface combined with chain stretching amplified by the addition of the short chains. Overall, our approach paves a simple and cost-effective pathway to fabricating glassy PNCs with significantly improved mechanical properties that will fill various practical needs.