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Nanomaterials and Their Properties: Thermal Analysis, Physical, Mechanical and Chemical Properties

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The use of nanomaterials has been actively researched for application in multiple fields during the past few years, due to possessing a unique structure, mechanical and physicochemical attributes. While the synthesis of nanomaterials is very important, the study of these unique attributes is equally significant. To this end, thermal analysis has been utilized for both quantitative and qualitative evaluation and characterization of those properties, in an effort to better understand their structure and behaviours. This chapter describes a series of thermal analysis approaches, including application examples of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), differential thermal analysis (DTA), dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) and thermomechanical analysis (TMA). The outcome of this study reveals and verifies the capacity of thermal analysis techniques to assess the physicochemical attributes of nanomaterials.

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