Structural, optical, and electrical properties of cellulose/titanate nanosheets composite with enhanced protection against gamma irradiation
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Issued Date
2023-01-01
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ISSN
02728842
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85165643582
Journal Title
Ceramics International
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SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
Ceramics International (2023)
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Maluangnont T., Kwamman T., Pulphol P., Pongampai S., Charoonsuk T., Pakawanit P., Seriwattanachai C., Kanjanaboos P., Vittayakorn N. Structural, optical, and electrical properties of cellulose/titanate nanosheets composite with enhanced protection against gamma irradiation. Ceramics International (2023). doi:10.1016/j.ceramint.2023.07.147 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/88193
Title
Structural, optical, and electrical properties of cellulose/titanate nanosheets composite with enhanced protection against gamma irradiation
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Abstract
Two-dimensional (2D) materials have emerged as a promising functional filler in nanocomposites due to their unique anisotropy and resilience to harsh conditions. We report herein the use of Ti0.91O2 nanosheets as a protective component against γ-irradiation to cellulose paper. The titanate nanosheets were prepared via a sequence of solid-state synthesis of lepidocrocite-type Cs0.7Ti1.825O4, proton exchange to H0.7Ti1.825O4·H2O, and exfoliation with tetrabutylammonium hydroxide. The nanosheets were incorporated into the commercial cellulose filter paper by a simple dip coating up to 0.6 mg cm−2, equivalent to 10 wt% TiO2. The nanosheets distribution was demonstrated by energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) mapping, synchrotron radiation X-ray tomographic microscopy (SRXTM), and atomic force microscopy (AFM). It is found that γ-irradiation (up to 50 kGy) destroyed the cellulose Iβ crystallinity of uncoated paper, but this is less pronounced in the cellulose/titanate nanosheets composite. This was also confirmed by the lack of a 235 nm-absorption characteristics of irradiation-induced decomposition product(s) in nanosheets-containing papers, which also exhibit UVA shielding property. The coated samples remained white while the uncoated ones were darkened with γ-irradiation. In addition, the nanosheets-coated papers showed dielectric permittivity, loss tangent, and AC conductivity which were invariant of the γ-dose, unlike those from the uncoated ones. Our work demonstrates the use of lead-free Ti0.91O2 nanosheets as a γ-shielding component to slow down/prevent structural, optical, and electrical properties damages in cellulose paper, which could extend to other nature-derived materials.