Polymer-inorganic particle composites
First Claim
1. A composite composition comprising a polymer having side groups chemically bonded to inorganic particles, wherein the side groups comprise a carbonate group, an imide group, a urethane group, an ureate group, an anhydride group, a sulfide group, a disulfide group, a hydrocarbyl group, an hydridosilane group, an organosilane group, a silazone group, a phosphonate group, or any combination thereof.
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Abstract
Inorganic particle/polymer composites are described that involve chemical bonding between the elements of the composite. In some embodiments, the composite composition includes a polymer having side groups chemically bonded to inorganic particles. Furthermore, the composite composition can include chemically bonded inorganic particles and ordered copolymers. Various electrical, optical and electro-optical devices can be formed from the composites.
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- 1. A composite composition comprising a polymer having side groups chemically bonded to inorganic particles, wherein the side groups comprise a carbonate group, an imide group, a urethane group, an ureate group, an anhydride group, a sulfide group, a disulfide group, a hydrocarbyl group, an hydridosilane group, an organosilane group, a silazone group, a phosphonate group, or any combination thereof.
- 17. A composite composition comprising inorganic particles chemically bonded to a polymer through a linkage comprising a plurality of functional groups, wherein the polymer is selected from the group consisting of polycarbonates, polyimides, polyphosphazenes, heterocyclic polymers, polyacrylonitrile, polyvinyl chloride, conjugated polymers, electrically conducting polymers and mixtures thereof.
- 31. A composite composition comprising chemically bonded inorganic particles and polymer selected from the group consisting of polyamides, polycarbonates, polyimides, polyphosphazenes, polyurethanes, heterocyclic polymers, polysiloxanes, polyacrylonitrile, polyacrylic acid, polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl chloride, conjugated polymers, electrically conducting polymers and mixtures thereof, wherein the polymer is chemically bonded to the inorganic particle through a terminal site of a polymer chain.
- 43. A composite composition comprising a polymer chemically bonded to inorganic particles, wherein the inorganic particles comprise a metal.
- 55. A collection of metal/metalloid nitride particles that are chemically bonded with a polymer through a chemical linkage comprising an amide group, a sulfide group, a disulfide group, an alkoxy group, a ester group, or an acid anhydride group.
- 65. A method for forming chemically bonded polymer inorganic particle composites, the method comprising binding side chain functional groups of polymer units to functional groups of a linker compound bonded to the inorganic particles, wherein the side groups comprise a carbonate group, an amide group, an imide group, an amine group, a urethane group, an ureate group, an anhydride group, a sulfide group, a disulfide group, a hydrocarbyl group, an alkoxy group, an hydridosilane group, an organosilane group, a silane group, a siloxane group, a silazone group, a phosphonate group or any combination thereof.
- 76. A composite composition comprising a polymer having side groups chemically bonded to inorganic particles having an average particle diameter no more than about 500 nm wherein the inorganic particles comprise a metal or metal compound and wherein effectively no particles have a diameter greater than about 4 times the average diameter.
- 82. A composite composition comprising inorganic particles chemically bonded to a polymer through a linkage comprising a plurality of functional groups, wherein the polymer is selected from the group consisting of polyamides, polyimides, polyphosphazenes, polyacrylamides, heterocyclic polymers, polyacrylonitrile, polyacrylic acid, polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl, chloride, conjugated polymers, aromatic polymers, electrically conducting polymers and mixtures thereof and wherein the inorganic particles having an average particle diameter no more than about 500 nm wherein the inorganic particles comprise a metal or metal compound.
- 90. A composite composition comprising chemically bonded inorganic particles and polymer selected from the group consisting of polyamides, polycarbonates, polyimides, polyphosphazenes, polyurethanes, heterocyclic polymers, polysiloxanes, polyacrylonitrile, polyacrylic acid, polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl chloride, conjugated polymers, aromatic polymers, electrically conducting polymers and mixtures thereof, wherein the polymer is chemically bonded to the inorganic particle through a terminal site of a polymer chain wherein the inorganic particles have an average diameter less than about 500 nm.
- 97. A composite composition comprising inorganic particles chemically bonded to a polymer through a linkage comprising a plurality of functional groups, wherein the polymer is selected from the group consisting of polyamides, polycarbonates, polyimides, polyphosphazenes, polyurethanes, polyacrylates, polyacrylamides, heterocyclic polymers, polysiloxanes, polyacrylonitrile polyacrylic acid, polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl chloride, conjugated polymers, aromatic polymers, electrically conducting polymers and mixtures thereof, wherein the inorganic particles having an average particle diameter no more than about 500 nm, wherein at least about 95 percent of the particles have a diameter greater than about 40 percent of the average diameter and less than about 160 percent of the average diameter and wherein the inorganic particles comprise a metal or metal compound.
- 103. A composite composition comprising a polymer having side groups chemically bonded to inorganic particles, wherein the side groups comprise a carbonate group, an imide group, an amine group, a urethane group, an ureate group, an anhydride group, a sulfide group, a disulfide group, a hydrocarbyl group, an alkoxy group, an hydridosilane group, an organosilane group, a silane group, a siloxane group, a silazone group, a phosphonate group, or any combination thereof and wherein the inorganic particles comprise metals/metalloids, metal/metalloid nitrides, metal/metalloid sulfides, metal/metalloid phosphates, or mixtures thereof.
- 117. A composite composition comprising a polymer having side groups chemically bonded to inorganic particles having an average particle diameter no more than about 500 nm wherein the inorganic particles comprise a metal or metal compound and wherein at least about 95 percent of the particles have a diameter greater than about 40 percent of the average diameter and less than about 160 percent of the average diameter.
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