Nanoparticle-sulphur "inverse vulcanisation" polymer composites

Composites of sulphur polymers with nanoparticles such as PbS, with tunable optical properties are reported. A hydrothermal route incorporating pre-formed nanoparticles was used, and their physical and chemical properties evaluated by transmission and scanning electron microscopy, thermogravimetric...

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Published in:Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) England), 2015-07, Vol.51 (52), p.10467-10470
Main Authors: Bear, Joseph C, Peveler, William J, McNaughter, Paul D, Parkin, Ivan P, O'Brien, Paul, Dunnill, Charles W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Industrial wastes
Inverse
Nanoparticles
Nanostructure
Optical properties
Polymer matrix composites
Sulfur
Sulphur
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Summary:Composites of sulphur polymers with nanoparticles such as PbS, with tunable optical properties are reported. A hydrothermal route incorporating pre-formed nanoparticles was used, and their physical and chemical properties evaluated by transmission and scanning electron microscopy, thermogravimetric and elemental analyses. These polymers are easily synthesised from an industrial waste material, elemental sulphur, can be cast into virtually any form and as such represent a new class of materials designed for a responsible energy future.
ISSN:1359-7345
1364-548X
DOI:10.1039/c5cc03419a