Table 1 The zeta potential, thermal, and mass properties of Ag/PMMA nanocomposites synthesized at different temperatures
Samples | Hydrodynamic diameter (nm) | Potential(mV) | Initial weight loss (%) | First decomposition weight loss (%) | Total weight loss (%) | Decomposition temperature (°C) | Stability temperature (°C) |
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Pure PMMA | - | - | - | - | 97.6 | 298 | 430 |
80°C | 72 | -61.0 | 3.7 | 75.9 | 79.6 | 253 | 409 |
100°C | 96 | -54.0 | 1.7 | 86.2 | 87.9 | 217 | 396 |
120°C | 139 | -35.1 | 20.4 | 71.4 | 91.8 | 207 | 370 |