A novel polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane-modified layered double hydroxide: preparation, characterization and properties

• Xianwei Zhang,
• Zhongzhu Ma,
• Hong Fan,
• Carla Bittencourt,
• Jintao Wan and
• Philippe Dubois

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 3053–3068, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.284

• of Mons, Place du Parc 23, B-7000 Mons, Belgium School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, China 10.3762/bjnano.9.284 Abstract A novel layered double hydroxide modified by octa-substituted carboxy-terminated polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane was prepared

• rate and total heat release, indicating the low flammability of OLDH. Keywords: flammability; layered double hydroxide; polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane; thermal stability; Introduction Layered double hydroxides (LDHs) are typical host–guest materials, with unique lamellar structures composed of

• any report on the use of POSS to intercalate LDHs. Aiming to develop an organically modified LDH with satisfactory thermal stability and low flammability, an octa-substituted carboxy-terminated polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (OCPS, Figure 1) was synthesized and originally employed to modify Mg