报告题目：Designing Nanoplatelets for the Preparation of Polymer Nanocomposites  

　　报 告 人：孙陆逸博士（Polymer Program, Institute of Materials Science and Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering，University of Connecticut） 

　     时        间：2017年3月18日（星期六）下午15：00

         地        点：都梁香兰大厦10楼会议室  

　　                                                                                                                                    江苏省凹凸棒石产学研技术创新联盟 

　　                                                                                                                                     中科院兰州化物所盱眙凹土研发中心 

　　                                                                                                                                                     2017年年3月13日

    报告摘要： 

  Polymer nanocomposites based on inorganic layered compounds have been intensively investigated and exhibited promising performance. Typically, the capability to control the structure and morphology of nanoplatelets is the key to achieve desired properties. A vast majority of researches in this field have been based on natural layered compounds (such as montmorillonite), which only allows limited manipulations of their structure and morphology. In this study, a series of synthetic layered compounds, α-zirconium phosphate (α-ZrP) and its derivatives, were designed and synthesized. The synthetic nature of α-ZrP and its rich chemistry open the door for versatile structure, dimension, and functionality tailoring. A series of polymer nanocomposites with varying nanoplatelets dispersion levels, aspect ratios, and interface compatibilities were prepared. Such model nanocomposites also served as ideal candidates for structure-property relationship studies. The implication of the findings is discussed.  

    主讲人简介： 

  Dr. Luyi Sun is an Associate Professor and Castleman Professor in Engineering Innovation in the Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering and Polymer Program, Institute of Materials Science at the University of Connecticut. His current research focuses on the design and synthesis of nano-structured multifunctional materials for various applications. Dr. Sun has published more than one hundred (100) peer-reviewed journal articles and is the inventor/co-inventor of forty (40) International and US patents/patent applications. The scientific results by Dr. Sun have been reported by major media including Chemical & Engineering News of the American Chemical Society, Materials360 Online of the Materials Research Society (MRS), Smithsonian Magazine, Yahoo, MSN, etc. Dr. Sun is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and Fellow of the Society of Plastics Engineers.