Temperature Dependence of Polymer Network Diffusion
Temperature Dependence of Polymer Network Diffusion
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DOI:
10.1103/physrevlett.127.237801
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发表时间:
2021-11-30
影响因子:
8.6
通讯作者:
Sakumichi, Naoyuki
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作者:
Fujiyabu, Takeshi;Sakai, Takamasa;Sakumichi, Naoyuki
The swelling dynamics of polymer gels are characterized by the (collective) diffusion coefficient D of the polymer network. Here, we measure the temperature dependence of D of polymer gels with controlled homogeneous network structures using dynamic light scattering. An evaluation of the diffusion coefficient at the gelation point Dgel and the increase therein as the gelation proceeds AD equivalent to D - Dgel indicates that AD is a linear function of the absolute temperature with a significantly large negative constant term. This feature is formally identical to the recently discovered "negative energy elasticity" [Y. Yoshikawa et al. Phys. Rev. X 11, 011045 (2021)], demonstrating a nontrivial similarity between the statics and dynamics of polymer networks.