K. Q. Zhou, J. J. Liu, B. Wang, Q. J. Zhang, Y. Q. Shi, S. H. Jiang, Y. Hu and Z. Gui (2014) Facile preparation of poly(methyl methacrylate)/MoS2 nanocomposites via in situ emulsion polymerization. Journal/Materials Letters 126 159-161. [In English]
Web link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2014.04.040
Keywords: Polymers; Nanocomposites; Microstructure; MoS2; Nanosheets; LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES; MOLYBDENUM-DISULFIDE; MOS2; PERFORMANCE

Abstract: In this work, poly(methyl methacrylate)/MoS2 nanocomposites were prepared by a facile emulsion polymerization method. X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) results demonstrated that MoS2 is homogenously dispersed and partially exfoliated in a PMMA matrix. The improvement in thermal stability of the nanocomposites is remarkable with only 1% MoS2 content which is attributed to the physical barrier effect and the charring effect of the MoS2 nanosheets. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.