title: Synthesis and Characterization of Core-shell ZrO2/PAAEM/PS Nanoparticles.
abstract: This work demonstrates the synthesis of core-shell ZrO2/PAAEM/PS nanoparticles through a combination of sol-gel method and emulsifier-free emulsion polymerizaiton. By this method, the modified nanometer ZrO2cores were prepared by chemical modification at a molecular level of zirconium propoxide with monomer of acetoacetoxyethylmethacrylate (AAEM), and then copolymerized with vinyl monomer to form uniform-size hybrid nanoparticles with diameter of around 250 nm. The morphology, composition, and thermal stability of the core-shell particles were characterized by various techniques including transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffractometer (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and thermal-gravimetry analyzer (TGA). The results indicate that the inorganic-organic nanocomposites exhibit good thermal stability with the maximum decomposition temperature of ~447 °C. This approach would be useful for the synthesis of other inorganic-organic nanocomposites with desired functionalities.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, People's Republic of China. stjhfut@163.com.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Tj
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authors.lastname: Shi
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authors.lastname: Jiang