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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Template-assisted Synthesis of Polymer–Li Composites with Fractal Patterns

Li Tan A , Ge Wang A C , Wenjun Dong A , Mu Yang A , Jingning Shan B and Shasha Li A
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A School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, No 30 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100083, PR China.

B Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08540, USA.

C Corresponding author. Email: gewang@mater.ustb.edu.cn

Australian Journal of Chemistry 64(2) 190-196 https://doi.org/10.1071/CH10355
Submitted: 27 September 2010  Accepted: 1 November 2010   Published: 15 February 2011

Abstract

A facile route for the synthesis of polymer–lithium halide composites with fractal patterns ranging from the nano- to microscale has been developed by employing a two-step template-assisted approach at room temperature. First, polydimethyl diallyl ammonium chloride (PDDA) is synthesized through the controlled polymerization of the monomers inside the interlayers of montmorillonite (MMT). Subsequently, the PDDA-MMT is used as a template to react with LiCl/THF solution. The polymer segments were separated from the MMT interlayer space by employing a reverse ion-exchange process. It was found that the morphology of the fractal patterns can be controlled by varying the polymerization concentration of the monomer. It is concluded that the limited polymerization of PDDA and the reverse ion-exchange process produce the non-equilibrium conditions that serve as the critical factors in forming the fractal patterns. The mechanism for the formation of the fractal structure is proposed and discussed in detail.


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