Enhanced mechanical,thermal, and UV-shielding properties of poly(vinyl alcohol)/metal–organic framework nanocomposites |
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| Authors: | Yibo Dai Qun Tang Ziang Zhang Caili Yu Heping Li Lin Xu Shufen Zhang Zhiming Zou |
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| Affiliation: | Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical and Magnetochemical Functional Materials, College of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004 China.; Laboratory of Surface Physics and Chemistry, Guizhou Education University, Guiyang 550018 China.; State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024 P. R. China |
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| Abstract: | Metal–organic framework (HKUST-1) nanoparticles were successfully synthesized, and poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA)/HKUST-1 nanocomposite films were fabricated by a simple solution casting method. Our results showed that the addition of HKUST-1 caused a remarkable enhancement in both thermal stability and mechanical properties of the PVA nanocomposites, due to the homogeneous distribution of HKUST-1 and the strong interfacial interactions between PVA and HKUST-1. With incorporation of 2 wt% HKUST-1, the degradation temperature of the nanocomposites was about 33 °C higher than that of pure PVA. At the same time, the Young''s modulus and tensile strength of the nanocomposites was approximately 137% and 32% higher than those of pure PVA, respectively. Moreover, the PVA/HKUST-1 nanocomposites also showed strikingly enhanced UV-shielding ability as well as satisfactory visible light transmittance, which revealed that HKUST-1 nanoparticles could act as a good UV absorber in nanocomposites. This work provides a novel and simple method for producing UV-shielding materials with simultaneously enhanced thermal and mechanical properties, which have potential applications in UV protection areas.PVA/HKUST-1 nanocomposites prepared by a simple solution casting method displayed significantly enhanced thermal stability, mechanical and UV-shielding properties. |
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