Mechanical properties of oriented fibres of semicrystalline polymers based upon orientation function from optical properties

The computation of the orientational averages is a great problem in the case of semicrystalline polymers. In a previous communication [1] it has been shown that sin=f() sin describes the orientational changes satisfactorily for a certain class of polymers. In this paper some alternative deformation schemes are also discussed. It has been concluded that birefringence provides a useful guideline in the choice of a deformation scheme.     

分子链大尺度高度取向小尺度接近无规取向态的无规聚苯乙烯

在Ｔｇ以上３０℃对无规聚苯乙烯（ａ ＰＳ）薄膜进行了热拉伸，然后用各种实验方法测定的结果表明，该试样在红外二向色性，光学双折射及广角Ｘ 光衍射（ＷＡＸＤ）方面表现出各向同性；但是在热膨胀、溶剂溶胀以及应力 应变行为方面表现出显著的各向异性．以上结果表明，该试样小区域基本上无取向，而各向异性的性质是和试样中存在的大区域取向相联系的．     

SYNTHESIS OF A NOVEL SELF-ASSEMBLING NLO POLYMERIC FILM*

By covalently binding chromophore NPP, N-(4-nitrophenyl)-(L)-prolinol, to a structurallycontrolled cage-like cross-linking polymer (SCCP), a modified nonlinear optical (NLO) polymeric filmprepared by "in situ poling and sol-gel" process successfully overcame the fundamental problem of NPPchromophores subliming out from the cages of the "doped" NLO polymeric film when heated or placed underUV light. Its d_(33) (coefficient of second harmonic generation) is 2.0×10~(-8) esu. measured by IR dichroism. Themodified film has a low decay of the SHG signal and preserves 94% of the initial value after 50 days at roomtemperature. These properties match that of the "doped" film, indicating that the modified film also retainsthe main advantages of the "doped" film.     

Orientation of the α- and γ-modification of elastic polypropylene at uniaxial stretching

New metallocene catalysts applied to propylene polymerization expand the range of properties of polypropylene (PP), resulting in semi-crystalline materials having crystallinities below 60% up to X-ray amorphous highly elastic ones. To date the origin of the unique elastic mechanical behavior of such low crystalline PP is not completely understood. Therefore, the microscopic orientation of those PPs due to uniaxial stretching was investigated using wide-(WAXS) and small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS). The aim of this study was to correlate these orientations or changes in the developed fiber textures with the macroscopic stress-strain behavior. This includes efforts to come closer to the main question of the nature of the physical cross-links in these not chemical cross-linked homopolymers, which is the reason for the high elastic behavior. Therefore, high molecular weight metallocene PPs showing different crystallinities (0-36%) were stretched to several elongations and the structural changes during the deformation were recorded by X-ray scattering. Stress-strain measurements show the great potential of these PPs as a thermoplastic rubber material. For quantitative analysis and discussion of the polymer chain orientations, the orientation functions were calculated. Correlations between the orientation functions and the stress-strain curves allow an interpretation of the macroscopic behavior on a microscopic scale. A higher cross-linking density in elongated samples indicates that the network, which is responsible for the elasticity, mainly built up by strain-induced morphology changes and chain orientations.     

Infrared lattice bands of some pearls

From analysis of anisotropical lattice bands properties of 50 reflection spectra both of the CO stretching and bending bands measured from some pearl (Ca⁺⁺CO ₃ ^–– or Ca⁺⁺HCO ₃ ^–– layer) we discussed following subjects.i) Quantized properties present both in reflectivity and in energy. ii) classifications of the Optical Activity. iii) Polar distributions of the CO₃ oscillators in Ca⁺⁺CO ₃ ^–– surface mono-layer. iv) Force constants of these oscillators. v) Step variation of the dipolemoment and their influences to the degree of Optical Activity. vi) Two types of hysteresis loops of the values of Y_N (M_2Jbend ()/M_1Jstret. ()) derived from the oscillators which are at innert-state, at weak active-state and at active-state.     

Orientation of bromination in bay-region of perylene diimides

We found that the entering position of the bromination in the bay-region (e.g., 1,6,7,12-positions) was precisely determined by the orientation director(s), either individually or cooperatively. In particular, a combination of two directors shows precisely positioning for the third entering bromo with an effect of ‘1+1>2’.     

Reply to da Rocha and Rodrigues' comments on the orientation congruent algebra and twisted forms in electrodynamics

The recent claim by da Rocha and Rodrigues that the nonassociative orientation congruent algebra (???? algebra) and native Clifford algebra are incompatible with the Clifford bundle approach is false. The new native Clifford bundle approach, in fact, subsumes the ordinary Clifford bundle one. Associativity is an unnecessarily too strong a requirement for physical applications. Consequently, we obtain a new principle of nonassociative irrelevance for physically meaningful formulas. In addition, the adoption of formalisms that respect the native representation of twisted (or odd) objects and physical quantities is required for the advancement of mathematics, physics, and engineering because they allow equations to be written in sign‐invariant form. This perspective simplifies the analysis of, resolves questions about, and ends needless controversies over the signs, orientations, and parities of physical quantities.     

Synthesis and characterization of preferentially oriented (1 0 0) Pt nanowires

Two types of platinum deposits were obtained by potentiostatic deposition onto Ti substrates, namely platinum black (Pt B) and platinum nanowires (Pt NW) with the latter being achieved through a porous anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) membrane at the solution/substrate interface. Surface characterization of these deposits was performed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and cyclic voltammetry (CV) in sulphuric acid solution. Surface properties for Pt NW revealed a predominant presence of (1 0 0) crystallographic planes, not present in Pt B deposit grown in the same conditions. Also, Pt NW exhibits an increased resistance to electrochemically active surface area (EASA) loss upon potential cycling in acidic solution, as compared to Pt B.