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Dispersion of Polymers in Metallic Gallium
Vijay Bhooshan Kumar1, Aharon Gedanken2,3, David Avnir4
1Bar Ilan Institute for Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials, Department of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, 52900, Israel), Fax: (+972) 3-7384053.
Abstract:
This work examines the concept of dispersing polymers in metals. Herein, this was mainly studied with molten gallium, in which 5-18 wt % of various short-chain polymers were incorporated and mixed. The nature of the solidified products was examined by using X-ray diffraction, electron microscopy, UV/Vis, differential scanning calorimetry, and thermal gravimetric analyses. It was found that some polymers can be dispersed as small domains within molten metals to form a heterogeneous solid. The ability to dope Ga with large polymers opens a new avenue to electronic materials.
