Fig 1.
Characterization of the sericite structure: (a) SEM of the flank sericite (b) XRD patterns of the sericite and modified sericite (c) Particle of the sericite
Fig 2.
Preparation of the modified sericite /methylphenyl-silicone nanocomposite
Fig 3.
FT-IR spectra of the methylphenyl-silicone and modified methylphenyl-silicone at different temperature
Fig 4.
Comparison of the methylphenyl-silicone resin and modified sericite /methylphenyl-silicone: (a) Si2p line (b) O1s line
Table 1.
Peak synthesis results of the Si2p and O1s peaks for the samples
Fig 5.
XRD patterns of the modified sericite, methylphenyl-silicone and modified methylphenyl-silicone
Fig 6.
TEM images of thin sections: (a) Sericite/ methylphenyl-silicone composite cured.
(b) Modified sericite/ methylphenyl-silicone nanocomposite cured. (c) EDS of the modified sericite/ methylphenyl-silicone nanocomposite
Fig 7.
Sketch of dispersity of modified sericite / methylphenyl-silicone resin (a) Interference and entanglements in molecular chain; (b) Molecular design of dispersity model; (c) Block model of molecular chain motion
Fig 8.
TG curves of the methylphenyl-silicone and modified methylphenyl-silicone for the different temperature