Thermal degradation of nanocomposited PMMA/TiO2 nanocomposites

Abstract

The polymer nanocomposite is a new choice to conventionally filled polymers. The lack of proper binding between the filler and the polymer can lead the decrease of the thermal and other properties of the nanocomposites. In this study, the nanocomposited PMMA/TiO2 nanocomposites were prepared using sonication and solution casting method at different weight percent TiO2. The aims of adding TiO2 in the PMMA is to study the effects of TiO2 nanofiller on the thermal properties nanocomposites. FESEM results show the higher amounts of TiO2 in PMMA increase the rough surface morphology of the samples. Further, the Raman results reveal that the TiO2 nanofiller were successfully intercalated into the PMMA matrix. In addition, the thermal properties of nanocomposited PMMA/TiO2 nanocomposites were increased with the addition of TiO2 in the PMMA. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.