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Multifunctional Pd-Based Nanocomposites with Designed Structure from In Situ Growth of Pd Nanoparticles and Polyether Block Amide Copolymer
Nanocomposites containing palladium nanoparticles were synthesized by in situ generation route from palladium acetate and a polyether block amide matrix with the aim to obtain materials with specific nanoparticle location and function properties. The chosen Pebax matrix was composed of a continuous...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8124809/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34063681 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym13091477 |
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author | Dal Pont, Kevin Serghei, Anatoli Espuche, Eliane |
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description | Nanocomposites containing palladium nanoparticles were synthesized by in situ generation route from palladium acetate and a polyether block amide matrix with the aim to obtain materials with specific nanoparticle location and function properties. The chosen Pebax matrix was composed of a continuous soft phase containing dispersed semi-crystalline rigid domains. Nanocomposite films with Pd amount up to 30 wt% (corresponding to 3.5 vol%) were directly prepared from the palladium precursor and the copolymer matrix through a solvent cast process. The microstructure of the films was investigated by microcalorimetry, X-ray diffraction analyses and transmission electron microscopy. The nanocomposites’ function properties in terms of electrical conductivity and interaction towards hydrogen were studied as a function of the palladium content. It was shown that the spherical crystalline Pd nanoparticles that were in situ formed were located in the continuous soft phase of the copolymer matrix. They did not induce modification of Pebax microstructure and chain mobility. The specific location of the metal nanoparticles within the copolymer matrix associated with their low size allowed obtaining conductive materials for Pd amount equal to 3.5 vol%. Moreover, the affinity towards hydrogen evidenced from hydrogen permeation experiments made this nanocomposite series promising for further development in sensing applications. |
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spelling | pubmed-81248092021-05-17 Multifunctional Pd-Based Nanocomposites with Designed Structure from In Situ Growth of Pd Nanoparticles and Polyether Block Amide Copolymer Dal Pont, Kevin Serghei, Anatoli Espuche, Eliane Polymers (Basel) Article Nanocomposites containing palladium nanoparticles were synthesized by in situ generation route from palladium acetate and a polyether block amide matrix with the aim to obtain materials with specific nanoparticle location and function properties. The chosen Pebax matrix was composed of a continuous soft phase containing dispersed semi-crystalline rigid domains. Nanocomposite films with Pd amount up to 30 wt% (corresponding to 3.5 vol%) were directly prepared from the palladium precursor and the copolymer matrix through a solvent cast process. The microstructure of the films was investigated by microcalorimetry, X-ray diffraction analyses and transmission electron microscopy. The nanocomposites’ function properties in terms of electrical conductivity and interaction towards hydrogen were studied as a function of the palladium content. It was shown that the spherical crystalline Pd nanoparticles that were in situ formed were located in the continuous soft phase of the copolymer matrix. They did not induce modification of Pebax microstructure and chain mobility. The specific location of the metal nanoparticles within the copolymer matrix associated with their low size allowed obtaining conductive materials for Pd amount equal to 3.5 vol%. Moreover, the affinity towards hydrogen evidenced from hydrogen permeation experiments made this nanocomposite series promising for further development in sensing applications. MDPI 2021-05-03 /pmc/articles/PMC8124809/ /pubmed/34063681 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym13091477 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Dal Pont, Kevin Serghei, Anatoli Espuche, Eliane Multifunctional Pd-Based Nanocomposites with Designed Structure from In Situ Growth of Pd Nanoparticles and Polyether Block Amide Copolymer |
title | Multifunctional Pd-Based Nanocomposites with Designed Structure from In Situ Growth of Pd Nanoparticles and Polyether Block Amide Copolymer |
title_full | Multifunctional Pd-Based Nanocomposites with Designed Structure from In Situ Growth of Pd Nanoparticles and Polyether Block Amide Copolymer |
title_fullStr | Multifunctional Pd-Based Nanocomposites with Designed Structure from In Situ Growth of Pd Nanoparticles and Polyether Block Amide Copolymer |
title_full_unstemmed | Multifunctional Pd-Based Nanocomposites with Designed Structure from In Situ Growth of Pd Nanoparticles and Polyether Block Amide Copolymer |
title_short | Multifunctional Pd-Based Nanocomposites with Designed Structure from In Situ Growth of Pd Nanoparticles and Polyether Block Amide Copolymer |
title_sort | multifunctional pd-based nanocomposites with designed structure from in situ growth of pd nanoparticles and polyether block amide copolymer |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8124809/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34063681 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym13091477 |
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