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Facile nanoparticle dispersion detection in energetic composites by rare earth doped in metal oxide nanostructures†
Robert E. Draper,David L. Reid,Tamil S. Sakthivel,Thomas Sammet,Andrew Demko,Eric L. Petersen,Sudipta Seal
RSC Advances Pub Date : 08/04/2015 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/C5RA10659A
Abstract

The segregation and agglomeration of nanoparticles dispersed in polymer matrices play important roles in nanocomposite performance. A method of rapid and simultaneous visualization of macroscopic and submicron particle dispersion properties is presented, based on nanoparticle luminescence induced by europium doping. The luminescence intensity of polymer composites containing Eu-doped TiO2 nanoparticle catalysts varied with the nanoparticle agglomerate size between 90 nm and 10 μm, and with concentration variations from segregation. These variations were detected by photoluminescence spectroscopy and visible-light photography, making this a facile characterization method for bulk composites without affecting the nanoparticle performance.

Graphical abstract: Facile nanoparticle dispersion detection in energetic composites by rare earth doped in metal oxide nanostructures
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