Abstract
Kaolinite/TiO2 nanocomposite particles were prepared by sol-gel technique. The analysis of XRD, FTIR and SEM shows that the surface of kaolinite is coated by nano-TiO2 crystal. Furthermore the electrorheological effect is associated with the TiO2 mass percent in the nanocomposite particle. When the content of TiO2 in the composite is 34%, E=3 kV/mm and volume fraction is 25%, the yield stress of kaolinite/TiO2 nanocomposite ERF is 3.4 kPa, which is 5 times of that of kaolinite.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 492-496 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Wuji Cailiao Xuebao/Journal of Inorganic Materials |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - May 2004 |
Keywords
- Electrorheological fluids
- Kaolinite
- Sol-gel
- TiO