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The nearly constant loss, Johari-Goldstein β-relaxation, and α-relaxation of 1,4-polybutadiene

✍ Scribed by Maria J. Schroeder; Kia L. Ngai; C. Michael Roland

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2006
Tongue
English
Weight
344 KB
Volume
45
Category
Article
ISSN
0887-6266

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Abstract

From high‐resolution dielectric spectroscopy measurements on 1,4‐polybutadiene (1,4‐PB), we show that in addition to the structural α‐relaxation and higher frequency secondary relaxations in the spectra, a nearly constant loss (NCL) is observed at shorter times/lower temperatures. The properties of this NCL are compared to those of another chemically similar polymer, 1,4‐polyisoprene. The secondary relaxations in 1,4‐PB include the well‐known Johari‐Goldstein (JG) β‐relaxation and two other higher‐frequency peaks. One of these, referred to as the γ‐relaxation, falls between the JG‐relaxation and the NCL. Seen previously by others, this γ‐relaxation in 1,4‐PB is not the JG‐process and bears no relation to the glass transition. At very low temperatures (<15 K), we confirm the existence of a very fast secondary relaxation, having a weak dielectric strength and an almost temperature‐invariant relaxation time. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 45: 342–348, 2007

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