Two different techniques have been used to follow the gelation of photochromic organic-inorganic nanocomposites. The variations of molecular and macromolecular motions in these complex systems have been analyzed. Photo-correlation spectroscopy probes the formation of the gel network. Forced Rayleigh
Mapping of motional heterogeneity in organic-inorganic nanocomposite gels
✍ Scribed by M. E. Brik; J. J. Titman; J. P. Bayle; P. Judeinstein
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 854 KB
- Volume
- 34
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0887-6266
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✦ Synopsis
Organic-inorganic nanocomposite gels comprising poly(ethy1eneoxide) chains grafted between silica particles have been studied by electron paramagnetic and nuclear magnetic resonances. Motional heterogeneity has been investigated as a function of gelation and drying by paramagnetic probes dissolved in the organic phase or grafted onto the inorganic nodes. The organic phase exhibits marked variations in dynamic behavior with the liquidlike mobility of the polymer chains strongly hindered at the silica nodes. The conclusions of the EPR study are confirmed by liquid-and solid-state carbon-13 NMR measurements.
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