Abstract
In miscible crystalline/amorphous polymer blends, the exclusion behaviors of the latter with various molecular weights during the crystallization of the former were investigated by the combination of SAXS and DSC by taking a PVDF/PMMA blend as an example. The ratio between internal crystallinity from SAXS and overall crystallinity of the entire blend from DSC was employed to characterize the exclusion of PMMA. Our results indicate that the molecular weight of the amorphous component produces a remarkable influence on the diffusion coefficient (D) and the crystal growth rate (G) of the crystalline component. There are both inter-lamellar and inter-fibrillar structures when PVDF blended with lower-molecular-weight PMMA. With increasing molecular weight of PMMA, the decrease in crystal growth rate (G) dominates the enhanced exclusion behaviors of PMMA, resulting in bigger pores after extraction. Our results are significant not only for the basic understanding of crystallization in polymer blends, but also for the fabrication and structure control of porous structures based on crystallization templates.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Subject
Polymers and Plastics,General Chemistry
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8 articles.
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