Abstract
Inorganic-organic materials consisting of dielectric particles and organics were synthesized through in-situ processing of metal-organic precursors. BaTiO 3 precursor was synthesized from barium metal, titanium isopropoxide and 4-octyloxyphenol (OP). The modified Ba–Ti alkoxide could successfully afford OP-modified BaTiO 3 nano-particles below 100 °C. KNbO 3 precursor was synthesized by the reaction control of potassium ethoxide, niobium ethoxide and acetoacetoxyethyl methacrylate. The organic matrix included nanometer-sized crystalline particles depending upon the hydrolysis conditions. The nanocrystalline particles were identified by XRD, electron diffraction and energy dispersive X-ray analysis. The hybrid nanocomposites revealed an interesting electrorheological (ER) behavior on applying DC field. The yield stress increased with increasing applied voltage and volume ratio of nano-particles. The hybridization of nanocrystalline particles and organic matrix was found to give a pronounced effect on ER properties.
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