The absence of physical aging effects on the relaxation of rubbing-induced birefringence in polystyrene |
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Authors: | K P Shiu Zongyi Qin Z Yang |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Physics, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clearwater Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong |
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Abstract: | We found, through extensive experimental studies, that the physical aging effects are absent in the relaxation of rubbing-induced
birefringence (RIB) in polystyrene (PS), and the relaxation involves very small length scale. A phenomenological model based
on individual birefringence elements is proposed for the RIB relaxation. The relaxation times (RTs) of the elements are found
to be independent of the thermal or stress history of the samples, either before or after the formation of the birefringence.
The RTs are also independent of the molecular weight, rubbing conditions, and film thickness, while the RTs distribution function
does depend on the molecular weight and rubbing conditions. The model provides quantitative interpretations that agree very
well with all the reported experimental results, and sheds important light on the novel behaviors of the RIB relaxation. The
absence of physical aging effects is probably due to the combined effects of small length scale of the RIB relaxation, and
the accelerated aging speed in the near surface region in which the RIB concentrates. |
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Keywords: | 78 20 Fm Birefringence 82 35 Lr Physical properties of polymers 83 80 Rs Polymer solutions |
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