Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on

Nanostructures (ICNS4)

12-14 March 2012, Kish Island, I.R. Iran

Young Researchers Club, Kermanshah Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah, Iran. *Laleh.rajabii@gmail.com
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The functionalized salicylate-alumoxane (Sal-A) nanostructures with various morphologies such as nanosheet, nanorod and nanoribbon were prepared and used as reinforcing agent in epoxy based nanocomposites. Epoxy nanocomposite samples were prepared with alumoxane nanoparticle loadings (1, 2.5, 5 wt %). The effect of functionalized nanostructures on thermal and mechanical properties of epoxy resin was studied using thermogravimetry-differential thermal analyzer (TG-DTA), hardness, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). Thermal analysis showed that addition of Sal-A to the epoxy matrix shifted the peak exothermic temperature (Tp) of all the nanocomposites to lower temperatures. Decreasing 10 degrees in Tp for epoxy/Sal-A 5 wt% indicates the accelerating effect of functionalized nanostructures imposed on the curing process of epoxy/hardener. Also, the increasing 40 degrees in thermal stability of epoxy resin has been achieved by 5 wt% Sal-A loading. Mechanical tests indicated that addition of Sal-A nanostructures to epoxy caused an increase of 6.5 and 4.5 units in Brinell and Vickers hardness. Functionalized nanostructures as a result of chemical interaction with the polymer matrix, have in fact converted the resulting nanocomposites to a single network system with enhanced properties. Keywords: Epoxy nanocomposite; Functionalize; Alumoxane nanostructures; Cure behaviour; Mechanical property SYN 095

Silica coated magnetite nanoparticles were covalent grafted with 3-aminopropyl trimethoxysilane to give APTSCMNPs. Reaction of the resulted nanomaterial with 4- formyl benzo-12-crown-4 ether afforded FB12C4/APTSMNPs hybrid nanomaterial in which the crown ether moiety was attached through propyl chain spacer. Characterization of the prepared nanomaterial was performed with different physicochemical methods such as FT-IR spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and vibrating sample magnetometry. Keywords: Benzo-12-crown-4 ether, Magnetite; Nanoparticles; Hybrid material SYN 097

Synthesis of WC Reinforced Iron Based Nano-Composite from Industrial Ferro Tungsten via Mechanical Alloying Method
M. Razavi*, M. R. Rahimipour, S. Zamani Materials and Energy Research Center, 14155-4777, Tehran, Iran *m-razavi@merc.ac.ir

Mechanochemical Synthesis of MoSi2-SiC Nanocomposite Powder

M. Zakeria*, M. Ahmadib a Department of Ceramic, Materials and Energy Research Center, 31787316, Tehran, Iran b Department of Materials Science, Islamic Azad University (Saveh Branch), Saveh, Iran * m_zakeri@merc.ac.ir

MoSi2-25wt% SiC nanocomposite powder was successfully synthesized by ball milling Mo, Si and graphite powders. The effect of milling time and annealing temperature were investigated. Changes in the crystal structure were monitored by X-ray diffraction (XRD). The microstructure of powders was further studied by peak profile analysis and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). MoSi2 and SiC were observed after 10 h of milling. Both high and low temperature polymorphs (HTP and LTP) of MoSi2 were observed at short milling times. Further milling led to the transformation of LTP to HTP. On the other hands, an inverse HTP to LTP transformation took place during annealing of 20 h milled powder at 900 0C. Results of peak profile analysis shows that the mean grain size and strain of the 20 h milled powder are 31.8 nm and 1.19% that is in consistent with TEM image. Keywords: MoSi2-SiC; Mechanochemistry; Nanocomposite SYN 096

In this paper, the possibility of the production of Fe-WC nano-composite by mechanical alloying was investigated. The raw materials containing ferro tungsten and carbon black with WC were milled in a planetary ball mill and sampled after different time periods. Studies show that in samples containing ferro tungsten and carbon black, milling for long times dont lead to the synthesis of tungsten carbide. However, with the addition of 1 % wt. tungsten carbide to the raw materials as nucleation, tungsten carbide was produced after 75 hours of milling and was stable in longer time periods. After 125 hours of milling, all of raw materials were disappeared and iron was emerged in the form of ferrite. From broadening of X-ray diffraction (XRD) peaks, crystalline size of synthesized tungsten carbide was estimated in nano-scale. Increasing the milling time results in smaller crystalline size; however, the mean strain increased. Keywords: Fe-WC nano-composite; Mechanical alloying; Tungsten carbide

Preparation of OrganicInorganic Hybrid Nanomaterial from 4-formyl benzo-12-crown-4-ether and Silica Coated Magnetite Nanoparticles
Maryam Mohammadikish a*, M. Masteri-Farahani b, M. Bahmanyar c a Chemistry Department, Faculty of Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah, Iran

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Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tarbiat Moallem, Tehran, Iran Faculty of Chemistry, Islamic Azad University, Ardabil branch, Ardabil, Iran *mohammadikish@iauksh.ac.ir
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