Fundamental limits of material toughening in molecularly confined polymers

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作者
Isaacson, Scott G. [1 ]
Lionti, Krystelle [2 ]
Volksen, Willi [2 ]
Magbitang, Teddie P. [2 ]
Matsuda, Yusuke [1 ]
Dauskardt, Reinhold H. [1 ]
Dubois, Geraud [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Stanford Univ, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, 496 Lomita Mall, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
[2] IBM Corp, Almaden Res Ctr, Hybrid Polymer Mat, 650 Harry Rd, San Jose, CA 95120 USA
关键词
FRACTURE; WEIGHT; CHAIN; NANOCONFINEMENT; TOUGHNESS; DYNAMICS; STRENGTH; MELTS;
D O I
10.1038/NMAT4475
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The exceptional mechanical properties of polymer nanocomposites are achieved through intimate mixing of the polymer and inorganic phases, which leads to spatial confinement of the polymer phase(1-5). In this study we probe the mechanical and fracture properties of polymers in the extreme limits of molecular confinement, where a stiffinorganic phase confines the polymer chains to dimensions far smaller than their bulk radius of gyration. We show that polymers confined at molecular length scales dissipate energy through a confinement-induced molecular bridging mechanism that is distinct from existing entanglement-based theories of polymer deformation and fracture. We demonstrate that the toughening is controlled by the molecular size and the degree of confinement, but is ultimately limited by the strength of individual molecules.
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