Dynamic Heterogeneity and Phase Separation Kinetics in Miscible Poly(vinyl acetate)/Poly(ethylene oxide) Blends by Local Dielectric Spectroscopy

2013 ◽  
Vol 46 (18) ◽  
pp. 7458-7464 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomas P. Corrales ◽  
David Laroze ◽  
George Zardalidis ◽  
George Floudas ◽  
Hans-Jürgen Butt ◽  
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2006 ◽  
Vol 352 (42-49) ◽  
pp. 5042-5049 ◽  
Author(s):  
Osamu Urakawa ◽  
Takahiro Ujii ◽  
Keiichiro Adachi


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Markus ◽  
Daniel E Martínez-Tong ◽  
Georg Papastavrou ◽  
Angel Alegria

<div><div><div><p>The effect of humidity on the ionic transport in the amorphous phase of poly(ethylene oxide) thin films has been studied by via local dielectric spectroscopy. We explored a controlled humidity range between 15 %RH and 50 %RH. AFM-based local dielectric imaging allowed to obtain simultaneously the thin films topography and the corresponding dielectric contrast maps. No humidity effect on the film topography was observed whereas large variation of the dielectric signal could be detected. In addition, we observed a clear dielectric contrast in different locations on the thin film surface. At selected regions with high contrast in the dielectric maps, we performed nanoDielectric Spectroscopy (nDS) measurements covering the frequency range from 10 Hz to 100 kHz. By modeling these spectroscopy results, we quantified the conductivity of the amorphous phase of the semicrystalline poly(ethylene oxide) films. The crystalline fraction of the PEO thin films was extracted and found to be about 36%, independently of humidity. However, the average conductivity increased drastically from 2×10-10 to 5×10-9 S/cm, by changing environmental humidity in the explore %RH range.</p></div></div></div>





Polymer ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 32 (8) ◽  
pp. 1461-1467 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Cimmino ◽  
E. Martuscelli ◽  
M. Saviano ◽  
C. Silvestre


Soft Matter ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (13) ◽  
pp. 3203-3208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Markus ◽  
Daniel E. Martínez-Tong ◽  
Georg Papastavrou ◽  
Angel Alegria

The laterally-resolved conductivity of PEO thin films increases with relative humidity, as determined by local dielectric spectroscopy: an AFM-based electrical technique.



2020 ◽  
Vol 221 (14) ◽  
pp. 2000108
Author(s):  
Huan Luo ◽  
Gang Liu ◽  
Yunlei Chen ◽  
Yanhua Niu ◽  
Guangxian Li


Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magdalena Kwiatkowska ◽  
Inez Kowalczyk ◽  
Konrad Kwiatkowski ◽  
Agata Zubkiewicz

The aim of this paper is to extend knowledge on biobased poly(butylene furanoate)–block–poly (ethylene oxide) (PBF-b-PEO) copolymers’ performance by studying the effect of the PEO segment’s molecular weight on the microstructure and materials behavior. As crystallization ability of PEO depends on its molecular weight, the idea was to use two PEO segment lengths, expecting that the longer one would be able to crystallize affecting the phase separation in copolymers, thus affecting their mechanical performance, including elasticity. Two series of PBF-block-PEOs with the PEO segments of 1000 and 2000 g/mol and different PBF/PEO segment ratios were synthesized by polycondensation in melt, injection molded to confirm their processability, and subjected to characterization by NMR, FTIR, DSC, DMTA, WAXS, TGA, and mechanical parameters. Indeed, the PEO2000 segment not only supported the crystallization of the PBF segments in copolymers, but at contents at least 50 wt % is getting crystallizable in the low temperature range, which results in the microstructure development and affects the mechanical properties. While the improvement in the phase separation slightly reduces the copolymers’ ability to deformation, it is beneficial for the elastic recovery of the materials. The investigations were performed on the injection molded samples reflecting the macroscopic properties of the bulk materials.



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