Appendix: Interphase Dimension Measurement Via AFM
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W i Cloisite30B
W i Interphase
tWi1
tWi2
A
B
Interphase
Cloisite30B
10 nm
ith plane
W3
W3
W2
W2
W1
W1
PVA
PVA
Interphase
Cloisite30B
10 nm
Cloisite30B
Interphase
10 nm
W1
W2
W3
W3
W2
W1
Height profile
PVA
Cloisite30
PVA
Interphase
Cloisite30B
Interphase
Adhesion profile
(a)
(c)
(b)
Fig. A9 a Schematic diagrams of cross-sectional scanning of PVA/Cloisite 30B clay interphase
in PVA/Cloisite 30B clay bionanocomposites along transverse plane with b height profile and
c adhesion profile [2]
(SA outer Interface ) f = a
1 + b
1 L
2
Interphase + c
1 W
2
Interphase + d
1 H
2
Interphase
(A32)
(SA outer Interface ) p = a
2 + b
2 L
Interphase-effective + c
2 W
Interphase-effective
+ d
2 H
Interphase-effective
(A33)