FREQUENCY DEPENDENCE OF THE DIELECTRIC RELAXATION OF 1,2-POLYBUTADIENES

The dielectric loss factor and permittivity of a series of 1, 2-polybutadienes with different contents of 1, 2-units and different contents of syndiotactie 1, 2-units were determined over a frequency range from 30Hz to 100KHz at different temperatures. The WLF equation was evaluated for various samples with T_θat 100KHz as a reference temperature and the master curves of various samples have been constructed, which are in accordance with those calculated by Havriliak-Negami equation. The frequency dependence of the dielectric relaxation of 1, 2-polybutadienes was investigated over a frequency range from 10~0 Hz to 10~(12) ZHz in terms of the experimental data and the master curves.     

用~(13)C-NMR研究 1,2-聚丁二烯的分子运动——1,2-聚丁二烯分子运动对微观结构的依赖性

本工作用200兆赫脉冲傅里叶变换 NMR 波谱仪测定了一系列1,2-聚丁二烯样品在溶液中~13C核自旋-晶格弛豫时间(T_1)和核Overhauser效应(NOE)。较系统地研究了1,2-聚丁二烯的分子运动与化学结构、序列结构和大分子链节构成的关系,分析了乙烯基的内旋转运动。实验结果表明,顺1,4-链节中各碳的nT_1值比1,2-链节中相应各碳的nT_1值长1倍左右;对于相同的链节,当其两旁由1,2-链节变为顺1,4-链节时,其各类碳的nT_1值都大大增加;随着1,2-链节增加,各类碳的nT_1值都明显缩短。乙烯基叔碳的nT_1值大于端碳,经计算表明,引起乙烯基叔、端碳的nT_1值不相等的主要因素是乙烯基在垂直于主链的平面上的摆动。     

THE CHAIN STRUCTURE OF 1,2-POLYBUTADIENES PREPARED WITH MOLYBDENUM CATALYST SYSTEMS

The chain structure of 1,2-polybutadienes prepared with molybdenum catalyst systems has been studied by IR, ~(13)C-NMR and T_g method, and the method to regulate the chain structure investigated. It was found that some polar additives, e. g., allyl halides, are able to regulate not only the content of 1,2-units in the polymer, but also its configuration and sequence distribution. Attempt has been made to estimate the sequence length of stereo-isomers of 1,2-units by statistical theory.     

1,2-聚丁二烯介电松弛的复平面分析

本文对1,2-聚丁二烯的介电松弛进行了复平面分析.结果表明,在1,2-聚丁二烯的玻璃化转变过程中,ε″(ω)与ε＇(ω)的关系满足Havriliak-Negami方程.由复平面图求出了样品的静态和光频下的介电系数,平均松弛时间和松弛时间分布参数.利用所得数据讨论了1,2-聚丁二烯在玻璃化转变过程中的构象变化、松弛时间分布和平均偶极矩等问题.     

CARBON-13 NMR STUDY OF MOLECULAR MOTION OF 1, 2-POLYBUTADIENES IN SOLUTION Ⅰ. STRUCTURE DEPENDENCE OF MOLECULAR MOTIOM

Proton decoupled, partially relaxed, Fourier-transform 50.3 MHz carbon-13 NMR in naturalabundance was used to determine spin-lattice times (T_1) and nuclear Overhauser enhancement fac-tors (NOE) of individual carbon of a serics of 1,2-polybutadienes with different structures in solutionin CDCl_2 The structure dependence of molecular metion and the internal motion of vinyl group in1,2-polybutadiene have been studied by nT_1 and NOE values. The nT_1 values of the carbons in cis-1,4-units are the highest and those of the carbons in 1.2-units are the lowest in three types of units in1,2-polybutadiene. The nT_1 values of carbons in the same unit become greater when the adjacent1,2-units are replaced by 1,4-units, and nT_1 values of the carbons in all units decrease sharply withthe increase of content of 1,2-units in the polymers. The fact that nT_1 values of --CH=are larger than those of=CH_2 in vinyl group impliesthat there are complex internal motions of vinyl group. It is shown by calculation that the dominantfactor causing the difference in nT_1 of--CH=and=CH_2 in vinyl group is a swing of vinyl group ina plane peopndicular to the chain backbone.     

聚1,2-丁二烯的内聚能密度和玻璃化温度

本工作用环己烷-甲苯混合溶剂测定了不同1,2-链节含量的无定形聚1,2-丁二烯的溶解度参数,进而得到它们的内聚能密度,另外测定了它们的玻璃化温度。发现1,2-链节提高了聚1,2-丁二烯的玻璃化温度,同时稍稍降低了它们的内聚能密度。认为这是1,2-链节降低了聚1,2-丁二烯分子链柔顺性的缘故。     

Glass-transition temperature and microstructure of polybutadienes

DSC and NMR are employed to determine the glass-transition temperatures and the structural features of polybutadienes with widely varying configuration isomeric compositions. The dependences of the glass-transition temperature on the contents of cis-1,4-, trans-1,4, and 1,2-units in polybutadiene chains are plotted and discussed. An analysis of the experimental results and the published data suggests that, in the study of the glass-transition-structure relationship, simplified approaches are inapplicable and it is necessary to consider the configurational and conformational geometry of polybutadiene chains.     

Microwave Dielectric Behaviour of 1,2‐Propanediol‐Water Mixture Studied Using Time Domain Reflectometry Technique

The dielectric behaviour of 1,2‐propanediol was investigated to understand the effect of the hydroxyl group on the dielectric parameters. The measurement of permittivity ?î and ?îî of 1,2‐propanediol was carried out in the frequency range 10 MHz to 20 GHz at 25 °C temperature. Static permittivity and dielectric relaxation time are extracted from a 1,2‐propanediol‐water mixture using the bilinear calibration method and non‐linear least squares fit method. Calculated Kirkwood correlation factor contains information regarding solute‐solvent interaction. The hydrogen bonded model suggested by Luzar is applied to determine the molecular parameters. The excess dielectric parameters and Bruggeman factor show the systematic change in the dielectric parameter of the system with change in concentration.     

链结构对1,2-聚丁二烯辐照行为的影响

在γ射线照射下,线型聚合物或是交联,或是裂解,或二者兼有之。这取决于聚合物的化学结构。在辐照交联过程中聚合物的交联度及裂解度与辐照剂量成比例。有的文献认为溶胶分数与辐照剂量成正比^[1],有的认为与剂量的1/2次方成正比^[2]。     

Relaxations in thermosets. VI. Effects of crosslinking on sub-Tg relaxations during the curing and aging of epoxide-based thermosets

The dielectric permittivity and loss of diglycidyl ether of bisphenol-A-based thermosets cured with diaminodiphenyl methane and diaminodiphenyl sulfone have been measured over a temperature range 77–400 K after curing or aging for a predetermined duration. Of the two sub-T_g relaxations, the height of the γ relaxation peak monotonically decreases during both the cure and postcure periods, and the height of the β relaxation peak first increases to a maximum value and then decreases. This decrease is attributed to physical aging effects. The height of the α-relaxation peak decreases. The γ- and β-relaxation peaks become increasingly separated in temperature. A concept of accumulated equivalent curing time which is based upon known chemical kinetics has been introduced for use in both theoretical and practical aspects of the study of thermosets. It is shown that substantial curing of the sample occurs during its slow heating to the curing temperature. The use of this concept in the curing of thermosets is illustrated. A procedure for the analysis of the distribution of relaxation times from a set of results limited in both frequency and temperature range is described. The distribution parameter is 0.20 and 0.16 for the γ and β process, respectively, and remains constant with postcuring and physical aging. The distribution parameter for the α process decreases from 0.60 to 0.36 on curing.     

聚醚聚氨酯双离子型离聚物的介电性能研究

以4,4＇-二苯基甲烷二异氰酸酯(MDI)、N-甲基二乙醇胺(MDEA)和聚四氢呋喃(PTMD)以2:1:1(mol比)合成聚醚型聚氨酯,MDEA的叔胺基与γ-丙磺内酯反应,制备了不同磺化程度的双离子型离聚物.在不同温度与频率(-150-30℃,20Hz—100KHz)下,测定了其介电性能.结果表明,随离子化程度的提高,ε＇增大,α弛豫介电损耗峰移向低温,说明相分离越趋完善;β弛豫单元的活化能(△Hβ)基本不变;α弛豫单元的活化能(△Hα)依次变小.介电测量结果与动态力学方法研究结果相吻合.     

Relaxations in thermosets. XIII. Effects of post-cure and aging on the sub-Tg relaxations of nonstoichiometric epoxide-based thermosets

The dielectric permittivity and loss of diglycidyl ether of bisphenol-A (DGEBA) cured with greater than and less than the stoichiometric amounts of diaminodiphenyl methane (DDM) have been measured over a temperature range 77–350 K prior to curing and gelation, after curing at about 340 K and further aging for a predetermined period. The height of the γ-relaxation peak monotonically decreases during the post-cure period and becomes masked by the contributions from the β-relaxation peak, whose height, in turn, first increases on postcuring to a same maximum value for both nonstoichiometric thermosets and then decreases. This decrease is attributed to physical aging effects. The β-relaxation peak shifts towards higher temperature on postcuring. Comparison between the changes in the dielectric properties of the saturated and starved thermosets show that while the γ-relaxation process may be attributed to the motion of the epoxide dipolar groups of the unreacted DGEBA, the β-relaxation process is not attributable entirely to the motion of ? OH groups and of the unreacted amines in the thermoset. Explanations involving the chain and network packing in the structure of a thermoset are necessary for the observed behavior of the β-relaxation process in amine saturated and starved thermosets.     

A NEW PEAK (T_4) IN THE ~(13)C-NMR SPECTRUM OF POLYBUTADIENE

A new peak at 39.0 ppm in the ~(13)C-NMR spectrum of polybutadiene (PBD) was discovered. This peak is assigned to the fourth peak (T_4) of trans-1,4-sequence marked with an asterisk as shown in Fig. 3 in the text.The occurrence of T_4 carbon nuclei is strongly affected by their neighboring 1,2-units. So long as both contents of trans-1,4- and 1,2-units attain their proper amounts the peak (T_4) with appear in the ~(13)C-NMR spectrum of PBD.     

Preliminary communication Low frequency dielectric relaxation in the smectic C* phase of a ferroelectric liquid crystal

Dielectric measurements were made on the ferroelectric liquid crystal Felix 018/100 manufactured by Hoechst, Germany, over the temperature range 30 to 65degreeC (smectic C* phase), frequency range 0.1Hz to 100kHz, with bias voltages of 0, 1, 3 and 10 V, and in a dielectric cell with a spacing of 4 times the helical pitch. Plots of the dielectric loss versus log (frequency) show the usual monotonic increase in the loss with decreasing frequency, as well as the usual loss peak at approximately 1kHz. Plots of the log (dielectric loss) against log (frequency) at low frequencies, have slopes varying from -0.75 to -0.89 when the temperature increases from 30 to 65degreeC. Following the suggestion of Scaife, transforming the complex permittivity data to the complex polarizability of a sphere of unit radius in a vacuum, and plotting the loss polarizability against log (frequency), shows two distinct and separate loss peaks. The sums of the two loss peaks appear to be independent of temperature and bias voltage, even though both depend on these variables.     

Theoretical Studies on the Ground State and Excited State of 2,70-(Ethylene)-bis-8-hydroxyquinoline

Dielectric relaxation method was employed to study the properties of oxygen ion diffusion and phase transition in the oxide-ion conductors (La1-xLnx)2Mo2O9 (Ln=Nd, Gd, x=0.05-0.25). Two dielectric loss peaks were observed: peak Pd at about 600 K and peak Ph around 720 K. Peak Pd is a relaxational peak and associated with the short-range diffusion of oxygen ions, while peak Ph hardly changes its position and dramatically decreases in height with increasing frequency, exhibiting non-relaxational nature. With increasing Ln3+ concentration, the heights of peak Ph and Pd increase at first and then decrease after passing a maximum at 15% doping. It is suggested that peak Ph is related to the phase transition of a static disordered state to a dynamic disordered state in oxygen ions/vacancies distribution. It is found that the 15%Gd or 15%Nd doped La2Mo2O9 samples exhibit the highest conductivity in accordance with the highest height of peak Pd at this doping content.     

Phase transitions in the antiferroelectric liquid crystal C8 tolane determined by dielectric and electro-optical measurements

Simultaneous dielectric permittivity measurements and analysis of the first and the second harmonic electro-optical responses have been performed on a 26 mum thick planar oriented sample of the antiferroelectric liquid crystal tolane C8, which has a polymorphism similar to that of MHPOBC. Comparison of these measurements for different frequencies and geometries (in the case of the electro-optical experiment) allows one to determine all the transition temperatures. The high frequency dielectric permittivity exhibits its maximum (depending on the frequency) inside the SmA phase, whereas the electro-optical coefficient is a maximum at the transition SmA-SmC_alpha* independent of the frequency. A new method for obtaining the temperature dependence of the relaxation frequency in the SmA phase is proposed.     

Phase transitions in the antiferroelectric liquid crystal C8 tolane determined by dielectric and electro-optical measurements

Simultaneous dielectric permittivity measurements and analysis of the first and the second harmonic electro-optical responses have been performed on a 26 mum thick planar oriented sample of the antiferroelectric liquid crystal tolane C8, which has a polymorphism similar to that of MHPOBC. Comparison of these measurements for different frequencies and geometries (in the case of the electro-optical experiment) allows one to determine all the transition temperatures. The high frequency dielectric permittivity exhibits its maximum (depending on the frequency) inside the SmA phase, whereas the electro-optical coefficient is a maximum at the transition SmA-SmC_alpha* independent of the frequency. A new method for obtaining the temperature dependence of the relaxation frequency in the SmA phase is proposed.     

Appearance of a Debye process at the conductivity relaxation frequency of a viscous liquid

The existence of a Debye-type ultraslow process in dielectric spectra of bulk polyalcohols and similar materials has been reported repeatedly in the recent literature. Its loss peak is observed at frequencies that are decades below those of the primary structural relaxation, in a range where the loss signal is usually dominated by dc-conductivity or even electrode polarization. We show that this peak originates from an incomplete filling of the capacitor volume, e.g., as a result of gas bubbles, a situation that gives rise to a Debye process at the conductivity relaxation frequency of the material, where the values of storage and loss components of permittivity are identical. The result implies that these peaks are not endemic to the liquid and can lead to various misinterpretations of the dielectric relaxation spectra. Techniques avoiding the occurrence of such artifacts are discussed.     

Dielectrical and electro-mechanical behavior of NBR at high electric field strength

The aim of this work is to present a new approach to characterize the dielectric properties of elastomers especially at low frequencies and high electric field strength, close to the operating conditions of dielectric elastomer actuators (DEA). By means of an electro-rheological measuring cell, static (DC) and alternating (AC) high electric field strength were applied to different types of acrylonitrile-butadiene rubbers (NBR), with varying content of polar acrylonitrile groups. Based on fundamental theory of electricity complex permittivity and polarization were calculated from Coulomb stress measurements at varying frequencies. During high voltage measurements it was observed, that dielectric loss current increases, if a certain critical field strength is exceeded. It is shown, that polar NBR rubbers exhibit a critical field strength far below of the non-polar polybutadiene rubber (BR), acting as a reference sample. NBR exhibits extraordinary high permittivity at low frequency, which makes this material as a favorite candidate for DEA. Furthermore, mechanical properties of NBR can be easily altered by application of an alternating electric field. This phenomenon opens new opportunities in a great variety of applications.