Research Article
Electrical and Thermal Behavior of Copper-Epoxy Nanocomposites Prepared via Aqueous to Organic Phase Transfer Technique
Table 1
Cu particles in various phases after phase transfer and λ max (Abs) of UV-Vis spectra and average particle size of the respective samples.
| | Phase |
Transfer Efficiency (%) | Amount of Particles (%) | λ
max, (nm) (Abs) |
Average Size (nm) | | Aqueous Phase | Interface
(precipitate) | Organic Phase
(filler loading) |
| | Hydrosol | — | — | — | — | 425 (2.59) | | | Toluene | 94.9 | 5.1 | 62.6 | 32.3 | 495 (3.01) | | | 10% (v/v) epoxy-toluene | 97.2 | 2.8 | 52.5 | 44.7 (0.05) | 500 (3.20) | |
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