The crystallization and melting behaviors of an ethylene/1-hexene copolymer and series of narrow molecular weight linear polyethylene and poly(ethylene oxide) fractions were studied using a combination of ultra-fast and conventional differential scanning calorimetry, optical microscopy, small angle X-ray scattering, and wide angle X-ray diffraction. In the case of linear polyethylene and poly(ethylene oxide), the zero-entropy production melting temperatures of initial lamellae of isothermally crystallized fractions were analyzed in the context of the non-linear Hoffman-Weeks method. Using the Huggins equation, limiting equilibrium melting temperatures of 141.4 ± 0.8oC and 81.4 ± 1.0oC were estimated for linear polyethylene and poly(ethylene oxide), respectively. The former and the latter are about 4oC lower and 12.5oC higher than these predicted by Flory/Vrij and Buckley/Kovacs, respectively. Accuracy of the non-linear Hoffman-Weeks method was also examined using initial lamellar thickness literature data for a linear polyethylene fraction at different crystallization temperatures. The equilibrium melting temperature obtained by the Gibbs-Thomson approach and the C2 value extracted from the initial lamellar thickness vs. reciprocal of undercooling plot were similar within the limits of experimental error to those obtained here through the non-linear Hoffman-Weeks method. In the next step, the Lauritzen-Hoffman (LH) secondary nucleation theory was modified to account for the effect of stem length fluctuations, tilt angle of the crystallized stems, and temperature dependence of the lateral surface free energy. Analysis of spherulite growth rate and wide angle X-ray diffraction data for 26 linear polyethylene and 5 poly(ethylene oxide) fractions revealed that the undercooling at the regime I/II transition, the equilibrium fold surface free energy, the strength of the stem length fluctuations and the substrate length at the regime I/II transition are independent of chain length. The value of the equilibrium fold surface free energy derived from crystal growth rate data using the modified Lauritzen-Hoffman theory matches that calculated from lamellar thickness and melting data through the Gibbs-Thomson equation for both linear polyethylene and poly(ethylene oxide). Larger spherulitic growth rates for linear polyethylene than for poly(ethylene oxide) at low undercooling is explained by the higher secondary nucleation constant of poly(ethylene oxide). While the apparent friction coefficient of a crystallizing linear polyethylene chain is 2 to 8 times higher than that of a chain undergoing reptation in the melt state, the apparent friction coefficient of a crystallizing poly(ethylene oxide) chain is about two orders of magnitude lower. This observation suggests that segmental mobility on the crystal phase plays a significant role in the crystal growth process. In case of the statistical ethylene/1-hexene copolymer, the fold surface free energies of the copolymer lamellae at the time of crystallization and melting increase with increasing undercooling, approaching the same magnitude at high undercooling. As a result of this temperature dependence, the experimental melting vs. crystallization temperature plot is parallel to the Tm = Tc line and the corresponding Gibbs-Thomson plot is non-linear. This behavior is attributed to the fact that longer ethylene sequences form a chain-folded structure with lower concentration of branch points on the lamellar surface at lower undercooling, while shorter ethylene sequences form lamellar structures at higher undercooling exhibiting a higher concentration of branch points on the lamellar surface. Branch points limit the ability of lamellar structures to relax their kinetic stem-length fluctuations during heating prior to melting. / Ph. D. / Morphology of semi-crystalline polymers is strongly affected by their crystallization conditions. Thermodynamic and kinetic models allow us to understand the crystallization mechanism of a semi-crystalline polymer and relate its crystallization conditions to the final morphology. In this research, we studied the molar mass dependence of the crystallization and melting behaviors of narrow molecular weight distribution linear polyethylene (LPE) and poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) fractions using a modified Lauritzen-Hoffman (LH) secondary nucleation theory. We have shown that the equilibrium melting temperature of LPE and PEO fractions found from the non-linear Hoffman-Weeks method are within the experimental uncertainty identical with these measured directly for extended chain crystals or derived from a Gibbs-Thomson analysis. The value of the equilibrium fold surface free energy derived from crystal growth rate data using the modified LH theory matches that calculated from lamellar thickness and melting data through the Gibbs-Thomson equation for both LPE and PEO. We reported that the higher segmental mobility of PEO in the crystalline phase leads to significantly lower apparent chain friction coefficients during crystal growth compared to LPE. We also studied the role of short-chain branching in the crystal growth kinetics of ethylene/1-hexene copolymers. We observed that the fold surface free energies during crystallization and during melting are both function of the undercooling while the ratio of the former to the latter decreases with increasing undercooling. We proposed that this behavior may be related to the concentration of short-chain branches at the surface of the lamellae, where higher concentration leads to lower relaxation.

Une étude expérimentale sur la structure et la dynamique d'un complexe hydraté de fragments d'ADN (150 pb) et des phases lamellaires de lipides non-cationiques est présentée. Par la variation de d'hydratation, il est possible de contrôler le confinement imposé par cette matrice hôte sur les nucléotides insérés dans les couches aqueuses. L’organisation supramoléculaire du complexe est suivie par diffraction des rayons-X et des techniques de microscopie optique et électronique. Un riche polymorphisme de mésophases est observé en fonction du confinement. Dans le régime plus hydraté, les fragments se distribuent selon une orientation nématique. Dans la mesure où la quantité de l'eau diminue, le confinement des bicouches sur les nucléotides monte et des corrélations trans-membranaires donnent origine à des phases hautement organisées, avec de symétries rectangulaires et hexagonales (2D) d'ADN dans la phase lipidique. L'incorporation totale des nucléotides par la phase lamellaire est observée uniquement lorsque des grandes quantités d'ADN y sont présentes. Ce fait souligne une importance majeur des interactions de volume exclu. Une analyse du paramètre de Caillé montre que l'insertion des fragments diminue les fluctuations des membranes. À partir des ces observations, il est suggéré que la modification des interactions stériques entre des lamelles, associée à des effets interfaciaux ADN-membranes, est un mécanisme important dans le comportement de phases. Les propriétés dynamiques sont étudiés avec la technique de retour de fluorescence après photo-blanchiment (FRAP). Un modèle développé récemment pour l'analyse de diffusion anisotrope est testé avec succès, démontrant une corrélation proche entre structure et dynamique. / An experimental study on the structural and dynamical properties of a hydrated DNA-non-cationic complex is presented. By varying the water amount, it is possible to control the confinement imposed by this host matrix over the organization of the nucleotides inserted within the water layers. The supramolecular assembly is investigated by X-rays diffraction and techniques involving both optical and electron microscopy. A rich polymorphism of mesophases is observed in function of confinement. In the more hydrated regime, the fragments are distributed according to nematic orientation in-between lamellae. As the water amount decreases, the confinement of bilayers over the particles increases and transmembrane correlations appear, giving raise to highly-ordered phases, with 2D-rectangular and -hexagonal symmetries of DNA embodied in the lamellar phase. The full incorporation of nucleotides by the lamellar phase is observed only in the presence of large amounts of DNA. This finding points to major importance of excluded volume interactions. An analysis of the Caillé parameter shows that the insertion of DNA reduces the fluctuations of membranes. From these observations, it is suggested that changes in the interactions between bilayers, together with the appearance of interfacial effects between DNA and membranes, are a mechanism relevant for the phase behavior of these systems. The dynamical properties of nucleotides are investigated through the fluorescence recovery after photobleach (FRAP). A model recently developed for analyses of anisotropic diffusion is sucessfully tested, demonstrating a close relationship between structure and dynamics. / Um estudo experimental sobre aspectos estruturais e dinâmicos de um complexo hidratado de fragmentos de DNA (150 pb) e fases lamelares de lipídios não-catiônicos é apresentado. Variando-se a hidratação, é possível controlar o confinamento imposto por essa matriz hospedeira sobre os nucleotídeos inseridos na camada aquosa. O arranjo supramolecular do complexo é investigado por difração de raios X e técnicas de microscopia óptica e eletrônica. Um rico polimorfismo de mesofases é observado em função do confinamento. No regime mais hidratado, os fragmentos se distribuem segundo uma orientação nemática entre as membranas. À medida que a quantidade de água diminui, o confinamento das bicamadas sobre os nucleotídeos aumenta e correlações transmembranares aparecem, dando origem a fases altamente organizadas, com simetrias retangulares e hexagonais 2D de DNA entre as lamelas. A incorporação completa de nucleotídeos é observada apenas quando grandes quantidades de DNA estão presentes. Esse fato aponta para importância maior de interações de volume excluído. Uma análise do parâmetro de Caillé mostra que as flutuações das membranas diminuem com a inserção de DNA. A partir dessas observações, é sugerido que a alteração das interações entre membranas, aliada à aparição de efeitos interfaciais entre DNA e membranas, é um mecanismo relevante no comportamento de fase. As propriedades dinâmicas dos nucleotídeos são investigadas através da técnica de FRAP (fluorescence recovery after photobleaching). Um modelo recentemente desenvolvido para análise de difusão anisotrópica é testado com sucesso, demonstrando estreita correlação entre estrutura e dinâmica.

Pour comprendre l'origine de la torsion lamellaire dans le poly(triméthylène téréphtalate), PTT, une étude a été entrepris sur la structure des sphérolites à bandes de PTT en utilisant la micro-diffraction des rayons-X sur une source synchrotrone. Nous avons démontré que les pics de diffraction de la maille triclinique de PTT révèlent une variation périodique de l'intensité en fonction de la distance jusqu'au centre sphérolitique lorsque nous effectuons un balayage avec un micro-faisceau de rayons X. Cela indique que la torsion lamellaire est strictement uniforme et régulière. Celte derrière observation est plus compatible avec le modèle expliquant la torsion comme résultat de contraintes surfaciques que des dislocations-vis géantes. En outre, les données expérimentales montrent que les polymères achiraux ne sont pas indifférents par rapport à l'inversion de la chiralité lamellaire, et que le changement de la chiralité est nécessairement accompagné d'un changement de signe du vecteur de croissance. En plus, nous avons observé que l'inclinaison globale de la chaîne (c'est à dire, l'inclinaison du paramètre c de la maille dans le plan perpendiculaire à la direction de la croissance rapide) n'affecte pas la vitesse et le sens de la torsion. Cela remet en question la seconde hypothèse du modèle de Keith et Padden. Par contre, l'inclinaison des segments de la chaine à l'interface du cristal lamellaire peut être identifiée comme le facteur clé déterminant les contraintes superficielles qui provoquent la torsion lamellaire. Avec la variation de l'épaisseur du cristal la chiralité lamellaire change, ce qui dû au changement de l'angle des segments polymères à l'interface. / To address the origin of the lamellar twisting in polytrimethylene terephthalate (PTT) an in-depth micro-focus X-ray scattering study was correlated to the data derived using conventional polarized optical microscopy to study the banded spherulite texture for PTT. It is shown that the diffraction peaks of the triclinic lattice of PTT show a periodical pattern as a function of the distance from the spherulite center when scanned with the micro focus X-ray beam. This indicates that the lamellar twist has a strictly uniform and regular nature. The latter observation is more compatible with the model explaining the twist as a result of unbalanced surface stresses than the giant screw dislocations. Moreover, the data shows that achiral polymers are in fact not indifferent to the inversion of the lamellar handedness, and that a change in handedness is necessarily accompanied by a change in the sign of the growth vector. At the same time, we show that the overall chain tilt (i.e., the inclination of the c-parameter of the unit cell in the plane perpendicular to the fast growth direction) does not affect the rate and sense of twisting. This calls into question the second premise of the KP-mod el. Instead, the local inclination of the terminal segment of the crystalline stem protruding the lamellar surface can be identified as the origin of the surface stresses and forcing the lamellar ribbon to twist. With the variation of the crystal thickness as a function of crystallization temperature the angle and direction of this segment is changed, resulting in a change of the lamellar ribbon chirality.

There has been much discussion about the beneficial uses of lamellar graphite iron in piston rings–cylinder liner systems, where a good combinations of both thermal and tribological properties are essential. The excellent tribological performance of lamellar iron under such sliding conditions is principally associated with lubrication behaviour of the graphite particles which are distributed as lamellas throughout the matrix. During sliding, graphite particles are extruded and smeared onto the counterfaces, act as solid lubricating agents and form a thin graphite film between the sliding surfaces. Although this process especially, during the running-in period significantly changes the sliding wear response of the components, the exact mechanism behind of this phenomenon has rarely been discussed in previous studies. It is tribologically beneficial to keep the graphite open, particularly in applications where the scuffing issues do matter. In this thesis, the main causes involved in closing the graphite lamellas are discussed, with a focus on matrix plastic deformation that occurs during sliding. In first step, the relationship between graphite lamellae orientation and plastic deformation was investigated. To do so, two piston rings, belonging to the same two-stroke marine engine operated for different periods of time, were selected and compared to the unworn sample. The worn piston rings displayed a substantial decrease in both frequency and area fraction of the graphite lamellas. Most of the lamellas were closed as a result of plastic deformation of matrix. This happening was caused mainly by the interaction between abrasive particles and metallic matrix. Additionally, it was found that graphite lamellas parallel or near-parallel to the sliding direction exhibited maximum closing tendency under sliding condition. In next step, to have a better understanding of the graphite film formation mechanism and matrix deformation role in closing the graphite lamellas, microindentation and microscratch testing were performed on typical lamellar iron. The qualitative results showed a similar mechanism involving in graphite contribution to lubricate the sliding surfaces. Moreover, microindentations made nearby the graphite lamellas demonstrated that the deformation of the matrix causes the formation of cracks in the centre of the graphite lamellas, compressing and then extruding the graphite from its natural position, irrespective of the lamellas′ size. Furthermore, it was found that subsurface graphite orientation had a large influence on the extrusion behaviour, in that, for graphite lamellas oriented towards the indenter, the effect was observed more pronounced. Furthermore, an improved fully ferritic solution strengthened compacted graphite iron was produced for future wear studies. The effects of different Si levels and section thicknesses on tensile properties and hardness were investigated as well. The influence of Si content and section thickness on mechanical properties was revealed by improving the materials strength and slightly enhancing the hardness through increasing Si content. Besides, Si addition up to 4.5 wt% significantly affected the strength and elongation to failure of cast samples. / Helios / FFI

Grace à leurs propriétés d’auto-réparation et d’auto-organisation, les matériaux pi-conjugués liquide-cristallins (LCs) présentent un grand intérêt pour l’élaboration de matériaux semi-conducteurs à hautes performances. Ils peuvent être utilisés pour différents types d’applications en électronique organique telles que les cellules solaires (OPV), les diodes électroluminescentes (OLED) et les transistors à effet de champs (OFET). Dans ce travail, nous avons conçu et préparé une nouvelle famille de LCs combinant des entités pi-conjuguées de type calamitique et discotique au sein d’une architecture moléculaire unique. Plus particulièrement, nous avons imaginé trois différentes architectures telles que des dyades et triades linéaires et des triades ramifiées, incluant des dérivés discotiques de pérylène ou de triphénylène et des dérivés calamitiques de terthiophène, de benzothienobenzothiophène ou encore de pyromellitique. L’objectif était d’étudier leurs comportements liquide-cristallins et leurs propriétés d’auto-organisation et de transport de charges.Les résultats obtenus ont montré que ces matériaux donnent des auto-assemblages complexes formant des arrangements multi-lamellaires de bicouches, dans lesquelles les entités calamitiques et discotiques présentent une organisation dans le plan. De plus, en choisissant judicieusement les entités pi-conjuguées calamitiques et discotiques (type-p ou type-n), nous avons démontré que ce type de matériaux auto-organisés peut présenter des propriétés de transport de charge ambipolaire en formant des chemins distincts pour chaque type de charge (trou et électron) par nano-ségrégation de ces entités de type p et de type n. / Due to their self-healing ability and their self-organization property, pi-conjugated liquid crystals (LCs) are materials of great interest to prepare high performance semiconducting materials. They can be used in different types of organic electronic applications such as solar cells (OPV), Organic Light-Emitting Diodes (OLED) and Organic Field-Effect Transistors (OFET). In this work, we were interested in designing and preparing a novel family of LCs combining π-conjugated discotic and calamitic moieties in a unique molecular architecture. More particularly, we designed three different molecular architectures based on a linear dyad, triad and a branched triad, which include discotic triphenylene or perylene and calamitic terthiophene, benzothienobenzothiophene or pyromellitic moieties. The objective was to study their liquid crystalline behaviors and their self-organization and charge transport properties.Based on our results, we demonstrated that these materials can form complex self-assemblies in the bulk such as multi-lamellar arrangements presenting bilayered lamellar phases with in-layer organization of both calamitic and discotic species. In addition, based on the appropriate choice of the disk- and rod-like π-conjugated cores (p-type or n-type), we showed that this kind of self-organized materials could exhibit ambipolar charge transport properties, presenting a spontaneous nanosegregation of p-type and n-type entities in bulk, and leading to well-defined distinct conductive channels for each type of charge carriers (hole and electron).

La structure et les interactions qui stabilisent des empilements lamellaires lyotropes de bicouches lipidiques "poilues" (et dépourvues de charge électrique nette) dans leur état fluide sont principalement étudiées par diffusion de rayons X aux petits angles. Les empilements lamellaires sont utilisés comme matrices hôtes afin de confiner et d’encapsuler des nano-bâtonnets d’ADN qui s’auto-assemblent en différentes structures en fonction du confinement réalisé. L’objectif fixé est de comprendre l’origine des mécanismes qui sont responsables de la formation de tels assemblages supramoléculaires. Dans ce but,on s’intéresse aux mécanismes entropiques et interfaciaux, sensibles expérimentalement à la physico-chimie du système, cette dernière affectant notamment le caractère "lié"ou "non lié" des systèmes lamellaires à haute dilution. Un modèle thermodynamique est utilisé afin d’interpréter la décroissance exponentielle "classique" observée dans les profils de pression osmotique en fonction de l’hydratation, sans faire appel à la force"d’hydratation". Une transition structurale est mise en évidence, à faible hydratation,entre deux phases lamellaires "liées". Le changement structural de la bicouche est discuté en termes de couplage entre confinements vertical et latéral. La caractérisation de la matrice lamellaire hôte autorise finalement une description des organisations des bâtonnets d’ADN qui semblent directement corrélées aux propriétés physiques des bicouches, faisant ainsi apparaître quelques perspectives pour leur encapsulation au sein "d’ognons". / Structure and interactions stabilizing the lyotropic lamellar stack of (electrically-neutral)mixed "hairy" lipid bilayers in their fluid state are mainly investigated by means of small angleX-ray scattering. The lamellar stacks are used as hosts to confine and encapsulate DNA nanorods which organize themselves into different structures depending on the confinement.The challenge here is to understand the mechanisms responsible for the formation of these supramolecular assemblies. In this aim, we are interested in entropic and interfacial mechanisms which are both experimentally sensitive to the physical-chemistry of the system, changing in particular the “bound” or “unbound” character of the waters wollen systems. A thermodynamic model is then used for interpreting the “classical”exponential decay obtained in osmotic profiles as a function of hydration, without resorting to “hydration forces”. A structural transition between two different “bound” lamellar phases is brought out at low hydration. The bilayer structural changes are discussed as resulting from a coupling between lateral and vertical confinements. The lamellar host characterization finally allows a description of the DNA nanorods organizations which seem to be directly correlated to the physical properties of the bilayers, leaving some perspectives for the encapsulation inside “onions”. / A estrutura e as interações, que estabilizam os empilhamentos lamelares liotrópicos dasmembranas lipídicas em seu estado fluido, são estudadas principalmente por espalhamento de raios-x a baixos ângulos. As membranas “peludas” (eletricamente neutras) são compostas de uma mistura em diversas proporções de lecitina, um fosfolipídio zwiteriônico, ede simulsol, um cotensoativo etoxilado não iônico similar a um copolímero dibloco (curto). Esses empilhamentos lamelares são utilizados como matrizes hospedeiras, com o intuito deconfinar e de encapsular nanobastões de DNA que se auto organizam em diferentes estruturas,em função do confinamento aplicado. O objetivo fixado é de compreender aorigem dos mecanismos responsáveis pela formação dessas organizações supramoleculares,não regidas pelas interações eletrostáticas. Dessa forma, nos interessamos aos mecanismos entrópicos e interfaciais, que são ligados à elasticidade membranar e às interações mais específicas que intervêm nas interfaces membrana-membrana ou DNA-membrana. Aabordagem experimental consiste em modificar os diferentes parâmetros físico-químicosda matriz hospedeira, como a hidratação do sistema, a natureza química do cotensoativo (blocos hidrofóbicos e/ou hidrofílicos) e a proporção de cotensoativo no interior da membrana.O cotensoativo tem então uma função chave para modificar os dois mecanismos,perturbando o estado “ligado” ou “não-ligado” em sistemas lamelares altamente diluídos.Um modelo termodinâmico é utilizado para interpretar o decréscimo exponencial “clássico”observado para os perfis de pressão osmótica, quando se aumenta a hidratação, semutilizar a “força de hidratação”. Uma transição estrutural é evidenciada, à baixahidratação, entre duas fases lamelares “ligadas”. A mudança estrutural da membranaé discutida graças ao acoplamento entre confinamento lateral e vertical, em analogia àconhecida transição “escova-cogumelo” induzida pelo confinamento lateral, relevante paralongos polímeros lineares funcionalizados em superfícies rígidas [10]. A caracterizaçãoda matriz lamelar hospedeira permite, finalmente, uma descrição das organizações dosbastões de DNA que parecem diretamente correlacionados com as propriedades físicasdas membranas, deixando, então, algumas perspectivas para sua encapsulação no interiorde estruturas semelhantes a ”cebolas”.

The subject of these Master Thesis is a new building of Cars Museum. The object is located in Telc on street Radkovska, district Jihlava. This locality was chosen for its favorable conditions. In this area, there are lots of enthusiast and supporters of motorism. The nearest commission of veterans is around 50 km far. This museum is also meaning to improve a network of a commission of veterans. Telc is a beautiful historic city, which is an ideal choice for a museum of veterans. The building is divided into 3 imaginary sectors. The first one is an administrative part, which has two above-ground floors. In the first floor, there is educative room to familiarize guests with the history of vehicles, entry hall with reception, hygienic facilities for guests and base for staff and operations of the museum. In the second floor, there are offices for the museum, the commission of veterans, meeting room, storeroom, gaming-room, and daily room. The second part is the exhibition area. The third part is workshops and a base to remove operating fluids from cars. The investor is a passionate collector of historic vehicles and wants to share his collection with the public.

The subject of this thesis is the recalculation and alternative construction design of roofing winter stadium in Znojmo. The building has a rectangular plan with dimensions of 84 x 63 m. The existing roof structure consists of truss purlins and main truss with parabolic chord, which are carried out by a pair of steel arch with a span of 84 m. The new design is processed in two options. The first option is the structure formed by triangular arch truss girder with truss purlins. The second option is a steel lamellar vault formed by vierendeel beams. After evaluating the design options was for a detailed solution chosen the first option.

Ce travail de thèse a consisté à améliorer certaines propriétés de revêtements fonctionnels à base de polychlorure de vinyle (PVC) plastifié et de polyamide-imide (PAI) par incorporation de nanocharges inorganiques préformées, lamellaires ou divisées. La compatibilisation des nanocharges avec la matrice dans laquelle elles ont été incorporées s’est avérée indispensable pour obtenir des films nanocomposites avec une distribution homogène et un état de dispersion le plus fin possible. Différentes stratégies de compatibilisation ont été étudiées, comme la physisorption, la chimisorption, l’intercalation ou encore la chélation d’agents compatibilisants judicieusement choisis et adaptés à chacun des systèmes. Les nouvelles nanocharges ainsi modifiées ont été caractérisées en vue de leur introduction dans la matrice. Les films nanocomposites « compatibilisés » ont été élaborés en voie solvant et/ou par polymérisation in-situ, suivie d’une gélification physique pour le PVC ou d’une réticulation chimique pour le PAI. La caractérisation morphologique des films, réalisée par DRX et MEB/MET, ainsi que les propriétés thermiques et thermomécaniques des films, évaluées par ATG, DSC et DMA, mettent en évidence l’importance de deux paramètres : la chimie de surface des nanocharges, à l’origine des interactions interfaciales nanocharge/polymère, et le procédé d’élaboration du nanocomposite. / This study aims at improving some properties of functional PVC- and PAI- based coatings by adding preformed inorganic lamellar or spherical nanofillers. The compatibilization of nanofiller with the polymer matrix in which they are introduced, is required in order to obtain nanocomposite films with an homogeneous distribution and a dispersion state as fine as possible. Different compatibilization strategies, well-suited for each system, have been studied: compatibilizer physisorption, chemisorption, intercalation or chelation. The new modified nanofillers have been characterized before their introduction into the matrix. Various strategies have been considered to obtain the “compatibilized” nanocomposite films such as the solution mixing and/or the in-situ polymerization, followed by a physical gelation or curing step for PVC- or PAI-based nanocomposites, respectively. The morphological characterization of the films, through XRD and SEM/TEM analysis, and the thermal and thermomecanical properties, evaluated by TGA, DSC and DMA, underlined the importance of two parameters: the nanofiller surface chemistry, responsible for the nanofiller/polymer interfacial interactions, and the elaboration process of the nanocomposite.

Ce travail concerne l'étude des modifications de nanocharges lamellaires synthétiques (α-ZrP) et de leur influence sur les propriétés mécaniques et barrière aux gaz de nanocomposites à matrice élastomère (SBR). Cette étude s'inscrit dans le cadre de l'amélioration de l'étanchéité des pneumatiques. L'une des originalités de ce travail a résidé dans l'introduction des nanocharges hydrophiles par le biais d'une dispersion aqueuse (slurry), dans la matrice SBR hydrophobe. La première phase de ce travail a consisté à entreprendre plusieurs types de modification des nanocharges afin d'étudier les mécanismes d'intercalation et/ou d'exfoliation des ces dernières dans le slurry. Ces différentes familles de charges modifiées ont été utilisées pour réaliser des nanocomposites selon différentes voies de mise en oeuvre : principalement solvant et latex. Nous avons ensuite étudié l'influence, (i) de la nature des intercalants, (ii) des distances interfoliaires initiales des nanocharges et (iii) des procédés de mise en oeuvre des nanocomposites, sur la morphologie et les propriétés finales des matériaux. Cette étude a montré la synergie de ces trois paramètres et mis en évidence l'importance du contrôle des interactions charges modifiées/matrice sur les propriétés de transport de gaz. Parmi l'ensemble des matériaux synthétisés, nous avons pu mettre en avant une formulation, permettant d'atteindre des propriétés mécaniques et barrière intéressantes. Cette formulation, en voie latex, est basée sur l'utilisation de la charge modifiée aminosilane et de l'agent de couplage Si69 / This work concerns the study of the modification of synthetic lamellar nanofillers (α-ZrP) and their influence on mechanical and gas barrier properties of elastomeric nanocomposites (SBR). This study is part of improving the tire tightness. One of the originalities of this work is the introduction of hydrophilic nanofillers through an aqueous dispersion (slurry) in the hydrophobic SBR matrix. The first step of this work was to undertake several types of nanofiller modifications state in order to study their intercalation/exfoliation mechanisms in a slurry. These different families of modified fillers were then used to make nanocomposites with different ways of implementations: mainly solvent and latex ones. The influence of, (i) the nature of the intercalating agent, (ii) the initial nanofiller interlayer distance and (iii) the nanocomposite implementation processes, on the morphology and final properties of materials were studied. The synergy of these three parameters was demonstrated and the importance of controlling the modified filler/matrix interactions on the gas transport and mechanical properties was also proved. Among all the synthesized materials, a formulation was put forward which allowed to achieve interesting mechanical and barrier properties. This formulation, processed by the latex route, is based on the use of aminosilane modified nanofillers and the Si69 coupling agent