Crystal Perfection of Poly(p-phenylene Sulfide) During Cooling Using Temperature-Modulated DSC

Temperature-modulated DSC (TMDSC) was used to enhance the perfection of crystals of different poly(p-phenylene sulfide) samples formed during slow cooling from the melt. The sample preparation was made with modulated cooling using a cool-heat mode. Re-heating the samples prepared by slow conventional and modulated coolings indicated that the melting point of the samples prepared by modulated cooling is considerably higher than the melting point of the samples crystallized with conventional cooling. Thus, the perfection of crystallites can be improved if the outer layers just deposited on their surface are re-melted and re-crystallized immediately.This revised version was published online in November 2005 with corrections to the Cover Date.