Ordering phenomena of star polymer solutions approaching the Θ state

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作者
Likos, CN
Lowen, H
Poppe, A
Willner, L
Roovers, J
Cubitt, B
Richter, D
机构
[1] Forschungszentrum Julich, IFF Theorie 2, D-52425 Julich, Germany
[2] Univ Dusseldorf, Inst Theoret Phys 2, D-40225 Dusseldorf, Germany
[3] Forschungszentrum Julich, IFF Neutronenstreuung 2, D-52425 Julich, Germany
[4] Natl Res Council Canada, Inst Environm Chem, Ottawa, ON K1A 0R6, Canada
[5] Inst Max Von Laue Paul Langevin, F-38042 Grenoble 9, France
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10.1103/PhysRevE.58.6299
中图分类号
O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
The liquid-state ordering phenomena of a semidilute polybutadiene 64-arm star polymer solution were investigated by small-angle neutron scattering. For this purpose, we used deuterated 1,4-dioxane, which is a Xi solvent for the star at 31.5 degrees C. Its quality was modified by varying the temperature in the range between 40 degrees C and 80 degrees C. Besides a swelling of the star, with increasing temperature the development of a strong correlation peak was observed in the experiment. The experimental data were described theoretically by employing an effective pair potential between stars which was introduced earlier by Mewis et al. [J. Mewis, W. J. Frith, T. A. Strivens, and W. B. Russel, AIChE J. 35, 415 (1989)]. [S1063-651X(98)13611-5].
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页码:6299 / 6307
页数:9
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