Coupling of Multiscale Orderings during Flow-Induced Crystallization of Isotactic Polypropylene
Coupling of Multiscale Orderings during Flow-Induced Crystallization of Isotactic Polypropylene
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DOI:
10.1021/acs.macromol.6b02544
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发表时间:
2017-02
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5.5
通讯作者:
Fengmei Su;Youxin Ji;L. Meng;Zhen Wang;Z. Qi;Jiarui Chang;Jianzhu Ju;Liangbin Li
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Fengmei Su;Youxin Ji;L. Meng;Zhen Wang;Z. Qi;Jiarui Chang;Jianzhu Ju;Liangbin Li
The sequence and coupling of intra- and interchain orderings in flow-induced crystallization (FIC) of partially cross-linked isotactic polypropylene (iPP) is studied with in situ Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and synchrotron radiation X-ray scattering techniques, which reveal that multiscale structural intermediates emerge prior to the onset of crystallization. Upon imposing flow, intrachain conformational ordering or coil–helix transition (CHT) occurs first, which is directly correlated with external stress. As helical content is built up at large strain, density fluctuation happens, and sufficient long helices may result in orientation ordering before FIC. The results demonstrate that stress induced intrachain CHT is the essential structural intermediate in FIC, which can be further coupled with interchain orientation and density providing either helical content or length meets the criterions for the phase transitions. We propose that coupling among external stress, intrachain conformat...