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Polyethylene Oxide—Fullerene Nanocomposites, Nasar Ali, Dorina M. Chipara, Karen Lozano, James R. Hinthorne, Mircea Chipara
Polyethylene Oxide—Fullerene Nanocomposites, Nasar Ali, Dorina M. Chipara, Karen Lozano, James R. Hinthorne, Mircea Chipara
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Polyethylene oxide – fullerene nanocomposites have been prepared by using the solution path with water as solvent (only for the polymer). The dispersion of C60 within the polymer solution was achieved by high power sonication. The study aims to a better understanding on the effect of C60 nanoparticles on the macromolecular chains. Raman Wide Angle X Ray spectroscopy, Differential Scanning Calorimetry, and Thermogravimetric Analysis were used to inspect the interactions between the nanofiller and macromolecular chains. The experimental results revealed a completely different behavior of fullerene dispersed within polymeric matrices than using carbon nanotubes or nanofibers as nanofiller. …