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Viscoelasticandtransportpropertiesofpolymersintheliquid(solution,melt)or
liquid-like (rubber) state determine their processing and
application to a large extent and are of basic physical interest
[1-3]. An understanding of these dynamic properties at a molecular
level, therefore, is of great importance.
However,thisunderstandingiscomplicatedbythefactsthatdi?erentmotional
processes may occur on di?erent length scales and that the dynamics
are governed by universal chain properties as well as by the
special chemical structure of the monomer units [4,5]. The earliest
and simplest approach in this direction starts from Langevin
equations with solutions comprising a spectrum of relaxation modes
[1-4]. Special features are the incorporation of entropic forces
(Rouse model, [6]) which relax uctuations of reduced entropy, and
of hydrodynamic interactions (Zimm model, [7]) which couple
segmental motions via long-range back ow elds in polymer solutions,
and the inclusion of topological constraints or entanglements
(reptation or tube model, [8-10]) which are mutually imposed within
a dense ensemble of chains. Another approach, neglecting the
details of the chemical structure and
concentratingontheuniversalelementsofchainrelaxation,isbasedondynamic
scalingconsiderations[4,11].Inparticularinpolymersolutions,thisapproach
o?ers an elegant tool to specify the general trends of polymer
dynamics, although it su?ers from the lack of a molecular
interpretation. A real test of these theoretical approaches
requires microscopic methods, which simultaneously give direct
access to the space and time evolution of the segmental di?usion.
Here, quasi-elastic scattering methods play a crucial role
sincetheyallowthemeasurementofthecorrespondingcorrelationfunctions.In
particular,thehigh-resolutionneutronspinecho(NSE)spectroscopy[12-15]is
very suitable for such investigations since this method covers an
appropriate range in time (0.005)t/ns)40) and space (r/nm [15).
Furthermore, the
possibilityoflabellingbyhydrogen-deuteriumexchangeallowstheobservation
of single-chain behavior even in the melt.
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