Layered calcium phenylphosphonate: a hybrid material for a new generation of nanofillers

• Kateřina Kopecká,
• Ludvík Beneš,
• Klára Melánová,
• Vítězslav Zima,
• Petr Knotek and
• Kateřina Zetková

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 2906–2915, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.269

• ; nanofiller; polymer filler; Introduction The idea to combine materials with different properties to create a composite that benefits from a synergistic effect and to gain better and novel materials by this way is a very old concept. The reinforcement of a polymer matrix with inorganic fillers with the aim

• useful for application as a polymer filler where individual particles are more desirable. Thus, it was preferable to prepare thinner lamellas by exfoliation and not by varying the rate of the reactant addition. Preparation of the nanofiller – exfoliation Exfoliation is a top-down approach that can be

• from hundreds of layers to particles producing only 20–30 layers can significantly influence the behavior of the produced material when it is used as a polymer filler. CaPhP as a filler in epoxy resin Dispersion quality To benefit from the filler properties, it is necessary to disperse the material