Rheological Evidence of Composition Fluctuations in an Unentangled Diblock Copolymer Melt near the Order-Disorder Transition

被引:15
作者
Kennemur, Justin G. [1 ,2 ]
Hillmyer, Marc A. [2 ]
Bates, Frank S. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Minnesota, Dept Chem Engn & Mat Sci, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA
[2] Univ Minnesota, Dept Chem, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA
关键词
MICROPHASE SEPARATION TRANSITION; BLOCK CO-POLYMERS; VISCOELASTIC PROPERTIES; MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; TRACER DIFFUSION; SAXS ANALYSIS; DYNAMICS; STATE; TEMPERATURE; SCATTERING;
D O I
10.1021/mz4001892
中图分类号
O63 [高分子化学(高聚物)];
学科分类号
070305 ; 080501 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Rheological and small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) measurements were conducted on a symmetric, low molar mass (M-n = 17.6 kg/mol), poly(tert-butylstyrene-block-methyl methacrylate) (PtBS-PMMA) diblock copolymer near the order-disorder transition temperature (T-ODT = 193 +/- 1 degrees C). Evidence of composition fluctuations is apparent in the low frequency elastic (G') and loss (G '') moduli and in the temperature dependence of the peak scattering intensity, I(q*), up to 50 degrees C above the T-ODT. These findings demonstrate that chain entanglements are not responsible for the well-documented fluctuation mode in the terminal viscoelastic regime of block copolymer melts.
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页数:5
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