Crystallization and vitrification effect in a poly(styrene)-g-poly(ethylene oxide) graft copolymer
β Scribed by Jun-Ting Xu; Jian Ji
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 457 KB
- Volume
- 44
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0032-3861
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β¦ Synopsis
Crystallization and solid state structure of a poly(styrene)-graft-poly(ethylene oxide) (PS-g-PEO) graft copolymer with crystallizable side chains were studied using simultaneous small angle X-ray scattering/wide angle X-ray scattering/differential scanning calorimetry (SAXS/WAXS/DSC). It is found that the glass transition temperature Γ°T g Γ of PS main chain is remarkably higher than that of PS homopolymer. The start cooling temperature Γ°T o Γ has a great influence on crystallization of the PEO side-chain. When the graft copolymer is cooled from the temperature above T g ; phase separation is suppressed due to the low mobility of the PS main chain and the homogeneous melt is vitrified. The unfavorable conformation of the rigid main chain results in a single crystallization peak and lower crystallinity. When PS-g-PEO is only heated to a temperature lower than the T g and then cooled, phase separation is retained. Both the PEO side chains with high and low crystallizability can crystallize in the phase-separated state, leading to double crystallization peaks and higher crystallinity. The effect of solvent on crystallization of the graft copolymer was also examined. It is observed that addition of toluene reduces the T g of the PS main chain and leads to the disappearance of the vitrification effect.
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