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- Title
Molecular Dynamics of Poly(Ethylene Glycol) Intercalated in Clay, Studied Using <sup>13</sup>C Solid-State NMR.
- Authors
Franco, Roberto W. A.; Brasil, Carlos A.; Mantovani, Gerson L.; De Azevedo, Eduardo R.; Bonagamba, Tito J.
- Abstract
In this study, Cross-Polarization Magic-angle Spinning CP/MAS, 2D Exchange, Centerband-Only Detection of Exchange (CODEX), and Separated-Local-Field (SLF) NMR experiments were used to study the molecular dynamics of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) inside Hectorite/PEG intercalation compounds in both single- and double-layer configurations. The results revealed that the overall amplitude of the motions of the PEG chain in the single-layer configuration is considerably smaller than that observed for the double-layer intercalation compound. This result indicates that the effect of having the polymer chain interacting with both clay platelets is to produce a substantial decrease in the motional amplitudes of those chains. The presence of these dynamically restricted segments might be explained by the presence of anchoring points between the clay platelets and the PEG oxygen atoms, which was induced by the Na+ cations. By comparing the PEG motional amplitudes of the double-layered nanocomposites composed of polymers with different molecular weights, a decrease in the motional amplitude for the smaller PEG chain was observed, which might also be understood using the presence of anchoring points.
- Subjects
NUCLEAR magnetic resonance; MOLECULAR dynamics; ETHYLENE glycol; CLATHRATE compounds; CLAY; MATERIALS analysis
- Publication
Materials (1996-1944), 2013, Vol 6, Issue 1, p47
- ISSN
1996-1944
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ma6010047