Comparison of molecular motion between linear polystyrenes and cyclic polystyrenes with same molecular weight

Daisuke Kawaguchi, Atsushi Takano, Yushu Matsushita, Naoya Torikai, Keiji Tanaka, Toshihiko Nagamura, Robert Dalgliesh, Sean Langridge

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    Abstract

    Time evolution of interfacial thicknesses between a cyclic polystyrene (c-hPS) / its deuterated counterpart (c-dPS) and a linear polystyrene (1-hPS) / its deuterated counterpart (1-dPS) bilayer films was investigated by dynamic secondary ion mass spectrometry (DSIMS) and neutron reflectivity (NR). The interfacial thickness of (c-hPS/c-dPS) film was significantly larger than that of (1-hPS/1-dPS) film at any given annealing time, indicating that the diffusion constant of c-PS is constantly larger than that of 1-PS. It might be explained that weaker topological constraint comes from the entanglement for the c-PS than for the 1-PS.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages3131-3132
    Number of pages2
    Publication statusPublished - 2006
    Event55th Society of Polymer Science Japan Symposium on Macromolecules - Toyama, Japan
    Duration: Sept 20 2006Sept 22 2006

    Other

    Other55th Society of Polymer Science Japan Symposium on Macromolecules
    Country/TerritoryJapan
    CityToyama
    Period9/20/069/22/06

    All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

    • Engineering(all)

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