The inorganic particles
used as a compatibilizer play a role in
crack termination and heat resistance. However, the poor compatibility
of inorganic particles and polymer hinders their application. Herein,
the double spherical SiO2@PDVB Janus particles (JPs) were
modified with triethylenetetramine (TETA), and the obtained anisotropic
TETA–SiO2@PDVB JPs were used as the compatibilizer
of acrylic resin/epoxy resin (AR/EP) composites. The modification
and the compatibilization of TETA–SiO2@PDVB JPs
were studied by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron
spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, and dynamic mechanical
analyzer, impact test, tensile test, and so forth. Results show that
amino groups grafted onto the SiO2 lobe can react with
epoxy groups of EP, which results in the TETA–SiO2 lobe being embedded in the EP phase and the PDVB lobe being pushed
toward the AR phase. The TETA–SiO2@PDVB JPs anchored
at the interface of AR and EP increase their interfacial adhesion,
decrease the domain phase size and distribution of dispersed AR, and
improve the compatibility of AR/EP composites. The compatibilization
of nanoparticles (NPs) is realized by the cavitation and blunting
of different scaled AR phase domain distributions and that of JPs
is realized by the strong interfacial force originated by JPs. Moreover,
the desorption energy of TETA–SiO2@PDVB JPs is higher
than that of SiO2–TETA; so the glass transition
temperature (Tg) of AR/EP/JP composites
is higher than that of AR/EP/NP composites. The strong interfacial
adhesion and high desorption energy endow TETA–SiO2@PDVB JPs with a toughening effect and enhancing effect. The impact
strength and the tensile strength of AR/EP/TETA–SiO2@PDVB composites are 16.03 kJ/m2 and 63.12 MPa, which
are 9.91 kJ/m2 and 16.32 MPa higher than those of AR/EP
composites, respectively. JPs used in the thermosetting EP is benefit
to its toughening study and the new anisotropic Janus compatibilizer.