A simulation study on the effect of nanoparticle size on the glass transition temperature of polymer nanocomposites
Raja Azhar Ashraaf Khan, Hang‐Kai Qi, Jianhua Huang, Meng‐Bo Luo
Abstract
The glass transition temperature ( T g ) of polymer nanocomposites is dependent on the size of nanoparticles. The behaviors of the diffusion constant and relaxation time of polymer chains at a temperature above T g also support the results of T g .
Topics & Concepts
Glass transitionNanoparticlePolymerNanocompositeMaterials scienceRelaxation (psychology)DiffusionPolymer nanocompositeTransition temperatureFick's laws of diffusionChemical engineeringComposite materialNanotechnologyThermodynamicsCondensed matter physicsEngineeringSuperconductivityPhysicsSocial psychologyPsychologyPolymer Nanocomposites and PropertiesPolymer crystallization and propertiesPolymer Nanocomposite Synthesis and Irradiation