A Method for Dispersion Degree Characterization Using Electro Conductive Mode of Atomic Force Microscopy
Procedia Computer Science 2017
Astrīda Bērziņa, Velta Tupureina, Igors Klemenoks, Māris Knite

Nano-fillers in nanocomposites may grant the matrix material new exceptional properties or improve the existing ones. Usually the effect depends on how frequent the filler is distributed in the matrix. If the filler is well dispersed, then we need a smaller amount of nanoparticles to achieve the same effect. Therefore, it is important to be able to quantitatively characterize a composite, to determine the most useful concentration of nano-filler. Here we propose a new method for polyisoprene – carbon black (Pi-CB) nano-composite characterization with the electro-conducting mode of atomic force microscopy (EC-AFM). In this method electro-conductive channels (ECC) are measured with EC-AFM, and a three dimensional data set is obtained.


Keywords
Nanocomposite; Dispersion degree; Atomic force microscope (AFM); Carbon black (CB); Polyisoprene (Pi)
DOI
10.1016/j.procs.2017.01.143
Hyperlink
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877050917301448

Bērziņa, A., Tupureina, V., Klemenoks, I., Knite, M. A Method for Dispersion Degree Characterization Using Electro Conductive Mode of Atomic Force Microscopy. Procedia Computer Science, 2017, Vol. 104, pp.338-345. ISSN 1877-0509. Available from: doi:10.1016/j.procs.2017.01.143

Publication language
English (en)
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