Facile fabrication of ZrO2@PMMA@polysiloxane nanohybrids and their application for light diffusing films

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Facile fabrication of ZrO2@PMMA@polysiloxane nanohybrids and their application for light diffusing films

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In this study, novel zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)@poly(methyl methacrylate (PMMA)@polysiloxane nanohybrids were facilely synthesised using a one-pot suspension polymerisation route. Various characterisations including Fourier transform-infrared, X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetric analysis, scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy were performed to record the components and morphology of the ZrO2@PMMA@polysiloxane nanohybrids. The nanohybrids were used as fillers in optical acrylate resins to enhance the optical properties of bare PET film. The ultraviolet (UV)–visible spectra show that the nanohybrids can absorb harmful UV rays, which has a great effect on prolonging the service life of light-diffusing films. The results also show that the transmittances of the films slightly decrease with the increasing filler loading, while the haze values increase. High transmittance and enhanced haze of the films could be achieved by incorporating 6% nanohybrids, which was better than commercial goods.

Inspec keywords: ultraviolet spectra; visible spectra; X-ray diffraction; polymer films; surface morphology; polymerisation; resins; nanocomposites; thermal analysis; scanning electron microscopy; organic-inorganic hybrid materials; transmission electron microscopy; filled polymers; nanofabrication

Other keywords: scanning electron microscopy; ZrO2; optical properties; ultraviolet-visible spectra; one-pot suspension polymerisation route; transmission electron microscopy; Fourier transform-infrared spectra; optical acrylate resins; X-ray diffraction; thermogravimetric analysis; high transmittance; UV rays; light-diffusing films; zirconium dioxide-poly(methyl methacrylate-polysiloxane nanohybrids; surface morphology; bare PET film

Subjects: Infrared and Raman spectra in inorganic crystals; Solid surface structure; Optical properties of other inorganic semiconductors and insulators (thin films/low-dimensional structures); Optical properties of organic compounds and polymers (thin films/low-dimensional structures); Visible and ultraviolet spectra of other nonmetals; Infrared and Raman spectra in disordered solids; Polymer reactions and polymerization

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