Peculiarities of interaction in solutions of polystyrene and fullerene C70

Authors

  • U.K. Makhmanov Institute of Ion-Plasma and Laser Technologies, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 33 Durmon Yuli Street, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
  • X. Jiang Nanjing University of Science and Technology, International Chinese-Belarusian Scientific Laboratory for Vacuum-Plasma Technologies, 200 Xiaolingwei Street, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China
  • B.A. Aslonov Institute of Ion-Plasma and Laser Technologies, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 33 Durmon Yuli Street, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
  • E.A. Tursunkulov Institute of Ion-Plasma and Laser Technologies, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 33 Durmon Yuli Street, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18321/cpc23(2)123-136

Keywords:

fullerene C70, polymer polystyrene, benzene solution, nanocluster, polymer/fullerene film, stability, refractive index, aggregation

Abstract

Addition of nanofillers to polystyrene polymers leads to the creation of materials with new unique characteristics for wide application. In this work, physical processes occurring in benzene solutions of polystyrene (PS) and fullerene C70 at different ratios of components were studied using refractometry, areometry, infrared and Raman spectroscopy. It was experimentally established that intermolecular interactions between PS and C70 in solution have a physical nature (electrostatic and Van der Waals forces). The interaction of PS-C70 was assessed in the presence (in solution) and absence (on the substrate surface) of benzene. The obtained scientific results are very important for understanding the processes of self-assembly in multicomponent systems and creating new nanocomposite materials in various fields of nanotechnology.

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2025-06-30

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Vol. 23 No. 2 (2025): Combustion and plasma chemistry

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Makhmanov, U., Jiang, . X., Aslonov, B., & Tursunkulov, E. (2025). Peculiarities of interaction in solutions of polystyrene and fullerene C70. Combustion and Plasma Chemistry, 23(2), 123-136. https://doi.org/10.18321/cpc23(2)123-136
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