XPCS Microrheology and Rheology of Sterically Stabilized Nanoparticle Dispersions in Aprotic Solvents

Liu, Weiping; Zheng, Bingqian; Yin, Xuechen; Yu, Xiaoxi; Zhang, Yugang; Wiegart, Lutz; Fluerasu, Andrei; Armstrong, Beth L.; Veith, Gabriel M.; Bhatia, Surita R.

doi:10.1021/acsami.1c00474

XPCS Microrheology and Rheology of Sterically Stabilized Nanoparticle Dispersions in Aprotic Solvents

Journal Article · Tue Mar 16 00:00:00 EDT 2021 · ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c00474· OSTI ID:1777784

Liu, Weiping ^[1]; ^[1]; ^[1]; ^[1]; Zhang, Yugang ^[2]; ^[2]; Fluerasu, Andrei ^[2]; ^[3]; ^[4]; ^[1]

Stony Brook Univ., NY (United States)
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Materials Science & Technology Division
Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States

In this study, X-ray photon correlation spectroscopy (XPCS) microrheology and conventional bulk rheology were performed on silica nanoparticle dispersions associated with battery electrolyte applications to probe the properties of these specific complex materials and to explore the utility of XPCS microrheology in characterizing nanoparticle dispersions. Sterically stabilized shear-thickening electrolytes were synthesized by grafting poly(methyl methacrylate) chains onto silica nanoparticles. Coated silica dispersions containing 5–30 wt % nanoparticles dispersed in propylene carbonate were studied. In general, both XPCS microrheology and conventional rheology showed that coated silica dispersions were more viscous at higher concentrations, as expected. The complex viscosity of coated silica dispersions showed shear-thinning behavior over the frequency range probed by XPCS measurements. However, measurements using conventional mechanical rheometry yielded a shear viscosity with weak shear-thickening behavior for dispersions with the highest concentration of 30% particles. Our results indicate that there is a critical concentration needed for shear-thickening behavior, as well as appropriate particle size and surface polymer chain length, for this class of nanoparticle-based electrolytes. The results of this study can provide insights for comparing XPCS microrheology and bulk rheology for related complex fluids and whether XPCS microrheology can capture expected macroscopic rheological properties by probing small-scale particle dynamics.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC); National Science Foundation (NSF); National Institutes of Health (NIH); US Department of Education (ED)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725; SC0012704

OSTI ID:: 1777784

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1784479

Journal Information:: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, Journal Name: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces Journal Issue: 12 Vol. 13; ISSN 1944-8244

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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