Self-sacrificial templating synthesis of flower-like nickel phyllosilicates and its application as high-performance reinforcements in epoxy nanocomposites

doi:10.1007/s11705-021-2074-6

Front. Chem. Sci. Eng.

2022, Vol. 16

Issue (4) : 484-497 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11705-021-2074-6

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Self-sacrificial templating synthesis of flower-like nickel phyllosilicates and its application as high-performance reinforcements in epoxy nanocomposites

Jinian Yang¹(

), Xuesong Feng¹, Shibin Nie²(

), Yuxuan Xu², Zhenyu Li¹

¹. School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Mining Response and Disaster Prevention and Control in Deep Coal Mines, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan 232001, China
². School of Safety Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Mining Response and Disaster Prevention and Control in Deep Coal Mines, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan 232001, China

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Abstract

The nanocomposites of flower-like nickel phyllosilicate particles incorporated into epoxy resin were fabricated via an in-situ mixing process. The flower-like nickel phyllosilicate particles were firstly synthesized using a mild self-sacrificial templating method, and the morphology and lamellar structure were examined carefully. Several properties of mechanical, thermal and tribological responses of epoxy nanocomposites were performed. It was demonstrated that adequate flower-like nickel phyllosilicate particles dispersed well in the matrix, and the nanocomposites displayed enhanced tensile strength and elastic modulus but decreased elongation at break as expected. In addition, friction coefficient and wear rate were increased first and then decreased along with the particle content, and showed the lowest values at a mass fraction of 5%. Nevertheless, the incorporated flower-like nickel phyllosilicate particles resulted in the continuously increasing thermal stability of epoxy resin (EP) nanocomposites. This study revealed the giant potential of flower-like particles in preparing high-quality EP nanocomposites.

Keywords nickel phyllosilicate flow-like structure mechanical property thermal stability tribological performance

Corresponding Author(s): Jinian Yang,Shibin Nie

About author:

Tongcan Cui and Yizhe Hou contributed equally to this work.

Online First Date: 03 August 2021 Issue Date: 21 March 2022

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Jinian Yang,Xuesong Feng,Shibin Nie, et al. Self-sacrificial templating synthesis of flower-like nickel phyllosilicates and its application as high-performance reinforcements in epoxy nanocomposites[J]. Front. Chem. Sci. Eng., 2022, 16(4): 484-497.

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Scheme 1 Schematic drawing for the preparation of sample.

Fig.1 (a) XRD patterns of nanosilica and F-NiPS; (b) SEM picture; (c) TEM image; (d) EDS pattern of F-NiPS; (e) FTIR spectra of nanosilica and F-NiPS and (f) TGA of F-NiPS.

Fig.2 SEM pictures with low magnification for EP/F-NiPS nanocomposites: (a) 0%, (b) 1%, (c) 3%, (d) 5% and (e) 7%.

Fig.3 SEM pictures with high magnification for EP/F-NiPS nanocomposites: (a) 0%, (b, b′) 1%, (c) 3%, (d) 5% and (e, e′) 7%.

Fig.4 Mechanical properties of EP/F-NiPS nanocomposites: (a) the representative stress-strain curves; (b) elastic modulus and elongation at break; (c) tensile strength as a function of F-NiPS contents.

Fig.5 Thermograms of EP/F-NiPS nanocomposites: (a) TGA and (b) DTG.

Tab.1 Parameters of thermal stability for EP/F-NiPS nanocomposites

Fig.6 Tribological properties of EP/F-NiPS nanocomposites: (a) friction curves versus sliding time and (b) wear rates as a function of F-NiPS content.

Fig.7 Worn surfaces of EP/F-NiPS nanocomposites: (a, a′) 0%, (b, b′) 1%, (c, c′) 3%, (d, d′) 5% and (e, e′) 7%.

Scheme 2 Schematic representation showing the effect of F-NiPS particles on the wear resistance of EP nanocomposites.

Fig.8 (a) EDS pattern and elemental mapping for the square A marked in Fig. 7(d′) and (b) Fe 2p XPS core peak of the worn surface of EP/F-NiPS nanocomposites.

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