Crystallization in ABC triblock copolymers with two different crystalline end blocks : Influence of confinement on self-nucleation behavior

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Schmalz, Holger ; Müller, Alejandro J. ; Abetz, Volker:
Crystallization in ABC triblock copolymers with two different crystalline end blocks : Influence of confinement on self-nucleation behavior.
In: Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics. Vol. 204 (2003) Issue 1 . - pp. 111-124.
ISSN 1521-3935
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/macp.200290063

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The influence of different confinements active during crystallization within polybutadiene-block-polyisoprene-block-poly(ethylene oxide) (PB-b-PI-b-PEO) and the corresponding hydrogenated polyethylene-block-poly(ethylene-alt-propylene)-block-poly(ethylene oxide) (PE-b-PEP-b-PEO) triblock copolymers on the self-nucleation behavior of the crystallizable PEO and PE blocks is investigated by means of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). In triblock copolymers with PEO contents less than or equal to20 wt.-% crystallization of I PEO is confined within small isolated microdomains (spheres or cylinders), and PEO crystallization takes place exclusively at high supercoolings. Self-nucleation experiments reveal an anomalous behavior in comparison to the classical self-nucleation behavior found in semicrystalline homopolymers. In these systems, domain II (exclusive self-nucleation domain) vanishes, and self-nucleation can only take place at lower temperatures in domain IIISA, when annealing is already active. The self-nucleation behavior of the PE blocks is significantly different compared with that of the PEO blocks. Regardless of the low PE content (10-25 wt.-%) in the investigated PE-b-PEP-b-PEO triblock copolymers a classical self-nucleation behavior is observed, i.e., all three self-nucleation domains, usually present in crystallizable homopolymers, can be located. This is a direct result of the small segmental interaction parameter of the PEP and PE segments in the melt. As a consequence, crystallization of PE occurs without confinement from a homogeneous mixture of PE and PEP segments.

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Item Type:	Article in a journal
Refereed:	Yes
Additional notes:	ISI:000181508300014
Keywords:	block copolymers; confinement; differential scanning calorimetry (DSC); morphology; self-nucleation
Institutions of the University:	Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Chemistry > Chair Macromolecular Chemistry II Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Chemistry > Chair Macromolecular Chemistry II > Chair Macromolecular Chemistry II - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Andreas Greiner Profile Fields > Advanced Fields > Polymer and Colloid Science Faculties Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Chemistry Profile Fields Profile Fields > Advanced Fields
Result of work at the UBT:	Yes
DDC Subjects:	500 Science > 540 Chemistry
Date Deposited:	16 Apr 2015 06:08
Last Modified:	22 Feb 2023 08:54
URI:	https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/10406