Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11851/6650
Title: Enhanced interfacial rigidity of 1D thermoset nanostructures by interface-induced liquid crystallinity
Authors: Duran, Hatice
Yameen, Basit
Geuss, Markus
Kappl, Micheal
Steinhart, Martin
Knoll, Wolfgang
Keywords: [No Keywords]
Publisher: Royal Soc Chemistry
Abstract: Polycyanurate networks (PCNs), which form random networks in the bulk, are representative of an important class of thermosetting materials. We show that free surfaces of PCNs exhibit rigidity enhanced by one order of magnitude (quantified by Young's modulus) if they are initially synthesized in the presence of hard confining interfaces, such as the pore walls of nanoporous anodic aluminum oxide (AAO). Using self-ordered AAO, which contains arrays of aligned cylindrical nanopores uniform in length and diameter as an inorganic model matrix, we could evidence interface-induced liquid-crystalline ordering of the liquid cyanate ester monomers (CEMs) at the pore walls. The interfacial ordering of the CEMs, which is conserved upon curing, is most likely the origin of enhanced rigidity of the free PCN surfaces after release of the one-dimensional PCN nanostructures from AAO. The results presented here should be of considerable relevance for the processing of industrially relevant thermosets, for the understanding of polymer/solid interfaces, for the design of advanced nanocomposites for applications in aviation and high-speed electronics, and for the design of mechanical hybrid nanostructures for advanced biomimetic adhesive systems.
URI: https://doi.org/10.1039/c3tc31055h
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11851/6650
ISSN: 2050-7526
2050-7534
Appears in Collections:Malzeme Bilimi ve Nanoteknoloji Mühendisliği Bölümü / Department of Material Science & Nanotechnology Engineering
Scopus İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / Scopus Indexed Publications Collection
WoS İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / WoS Indexed Publications Collection

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