降温速率对高密度聚乙烯在全同立构聚丙烯上附生结晶的影响

用欠焦电子显微术和电子衍射技术研究了降温速率对高密度聚乙烯（ＨＤＰＥ）在全同立构聚丙烯（ｉＰＰ）上附生结晶的影响．ＨＤＰＥ在高取向ｉＰＰ基质膜上的附生生长仅发生在ＨＤＰＥ与ｉＰＰ的直接接触面上，存在一临界附生层厚度，超出这一厚度的ＨＤＰＥ与ｉＰＰ无取向附生关系．降温速率不影响附生层内的ＨＤＰＥ与ｉＰＰ的附生结构关系，但对ｉＰＰ基质膜上附生生长的ＨＤＰＥ的厚度，即ＨＤＰＥ的临界附生层厚度有明显影响．在缓慢降温（０．５℃／ｍｉｎ）条件下，ＨＤＰＥ在ｉＰＰ上的附生层厚度约为１００ｎｍ．而室温空气降温条件下，ＨＤＰＥ在ｉＰＰ上的附生层厚度则为２５０ｎｍ．     

Epitaxial and graphoepitaxial growth of isotactic polypropylene (iPP) from the melt on highly oriented high density polyethylene (HDPE) substrates

Although under normal conditions only the crystallization behavior of PE on oriented iPP substrates can be studied due to the higher melting point of iPP, the faster crystallization rate of a molten, oriented HDPE film compared to a nonoriented iPP layer was used to study the crystallization of iPP on the oriented HDPE film by means of transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and electron diffraction (ED). Besides the known epitaxial relationship of HDPE/iPP with their chains 50° apart, two new orientation relationships with (a) chains of both polymers parallel and (hk0)_iPP in contact with the HDPE substrate, and (b) the a‐axis of iPP crystals parallel to the chain direction of HDPE but (001)_iPP in contact with the HDPE substrate were observed. Both orientations are assumed as graphoepitaxy. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci B: Polym Phys 37: 1893–1898, 1999     

Epitaxial crystallization and oriented structure of linear low‐density polyethylene/isotactic polypropylene blends obtained via dynamic packing injection molding

In this work, as a part of a long‐term project aimed at controlling of crystal structure and phase morphology for a injection molded product, we investigated the oriented structure and possible epitaxial growth of polyolefin blend (low‐density polyethylene (LLDPE)/isotatic polypropylene (iPP)), achieved by dynamic packing injection molding, which introduced strong oscillatory shear on the gradually‐cooled melt during the packing process. The crystalline and oriented structures of the prepared blends with different compositions were estimated in detail through 2D X‐ray diffraction, calorimetry, and optical microscopy. As iPP was the dominant phase (its content was more than 50 wt%), our results indicated that it could be highly oriented in the blends. In such case, it was interesting to find that LLDPE epitaxially crystallized on the oriented iPP through a crystallographic matching between (100)_LLDPE and (010)_iPP, resulting in an inclination of LLDPE chains, about 50° to the iPP chain axis. On the other hand, as iPP was the minor phase, iPP was less oriented and no epitaxial growth between iPP and LLDPE was observed; even LLDPE remained oriented. The composition‐dependent epitaxial growth of LLDPE on oriented iPP could be understood as due to: (1) the effect of crystallization sequence, it was found that iPP always crystallized before LLDPE for all compositions; (2) the dependence of oriented iPP structure on the blend composition; (3) the “mutual nucleation” between LLDPE and iPP due to their partial miscibility. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Epitaxial recrystallization of HDPE-quenched ultrathin films on oriented iPP substrates

The recrystallization behavior of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) on the highly oriented isotactic polypropylene (iPP) substrates at temperatures below the melting temperature of HDPE has been investigated by means of transmission electron microscopy. The results obtained by the bright-field observation and the electron diffraction show that upon annealing the HDPE-quenched films on the oriented iPP substrates at temperatures below 125°C, only a small amount of HDPE recrystallizes on the iPP substrate with [001]_HDPE//[001]_iPP, while annealing the HDPE-quenched films at temperatures above 125°C, all of the HDPE crystallites recrystallize epitaxially on the iPP substrate with [001]_HDPE//[101]_iPP. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci B: 35 : 1415–1421, 1997     

聚丙烯/高密度聚乙烯高取向共混物的附生结晶

<正> 最近,聚合物之间的附生结晶引起人们的极大兴趣和关注。附生结晶是一种结晶物质在另一种结晶物质上的取向生长,二者之间有特殊的作用。这种附生作用对结晶聚合物共混体系的形态结构和性能有极为重要的影响。本工作以电子显微镜方法研究熔体拉伸直接导致等规聚丙烯(iPP)和高密度聚乙烯(HDPE)共混物附生结晶。     

Nucleation and overgrowth of PE on PTFE/iPP interfaces

Using an experimental setup with a three‐phase intersecting boundary of PTFE/PE/iPP, the nucleation power of PTFE compared to iPP on the PE was studied by TEM. It was found that the nucleation of the PE on the PTFE interface started at a higher temperature than epitaxial nucleation of the PE onto the iPP interface. During cooling of the melt, the growth direction of the PE crystalline lamellae changes in a continuous manner from the transcrystallization direction of the PTFE/PE interface into the heteroepitaxial “crosshatched” orientation of the iPP/PE interface. A (still highly speculative) self‐assembly of the PE macromolecules at the respective interface just in front of the actual crystallization edge is used to explain this observed phenomenon. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci B: Polym Phys 38: 80–83, 2000     

Epitaxial crystallization of isotactic poly(methyl methacrylate) on highly oriented polyethylene

The annealing behavior of amorphous i-PMMA thin films on highly oriented HDPE substrates was studied by transmission infrared spectroscopy and electron diffraction. The i-PMMA thin film on highly oriented HDPE exhibits a much faster crystallization rate than usual, providing not only a good method for the preparation of crystalline i-PMMA thin and ultrathin film, but also the convenience to observe the crystallization process by infrared spectroscopy in situ. The overall crystallization kinetics of the i-PMMA thin film on the highly oriented HDPE layer was also explored in this work, and an Avrami exponent of about 2 was obtained. The accelerated crystallization behavior indicates a special interaction between HDPE and i-PMMA, which favors the nucleation and crystallization of i-PMMA. This special interaction leads also to an oriented alignment of i-PMMA on the HDPE substrate with both polymer chains parallel, i.e., the occurrence of heteroepitaxy, which could be verified by the polarized infrared spectra and electron diffraction pattern. Electron diffraction analysis further demonstrated that the contact planes of this epitaxial system are (100) lattice planes of both polymers. This can be explained in terms of a two-dimensional lattice matching.     

The Influence of Space Restriction on the Mechanical Properties of Isotactic Polypropylene/Reduced Graphene Oxide Nanocomposite Injection Bars

Isotactic polypropylene (iPP)/reduced graphene oxide (RGO) nanocomposite bars were prepared by injection molding and the effects of RGO on the iPP matrix were investigated via differential scanning calorimetry, two dimensional wide angle X-ray diffraction (2D WAXD) and small angle X-ray scattering (2D SAXS) techniques. It is demonstrated that RGO is an effective nucleation agent for iPP and the incorporation of RGO can enhance the degree of orientation of iPP crystals at flow direction. Furthermore, the orientation of iPP chains at flow direction intensifies with the increase of RGO contents, which can be attributed to that RGO obstructed the motion of orientated polymer chains. Although the enhancement effect is weaker than that of High density polyethylene (HDPE)/RGO nanocomposites with epitaxial crystallization, the mechanical properties of iPP/RGO nanocomposites can also be improved apparently.     

Effect of compounding procedure on morphology and crystallization behavior of isotactic polypropylene/high‐density polyethylene/carbon black ternary composites

The effect of compounding procedure on morphology and crystallization behavior of isotactic polypropylene/high‐density polyethylene/carbon black (iPP/HDPE/CB) composite was investigated. iPP/HDPE/CB composites were prepared by four compounding procedures (A: iPP + HDPE + CB; B: iPP/HDPE + CB; C: HDPE/CB + iPP; D: iPP/CB + HDPE). Scanning electron microscopy observation showed that CB particles are mainly distributed in HDPE in all composites, and the phase morphology of composites was obviously affected by a compounding procedure. The size of the HDPE/CB domains in the composites prepared by procedures A and D decreased with the increase in CB content, whereas that of HDPE/CB in the composites prepared by procedures B and C rarely changed with the increase in CB content. The crystallization behaviors of the composites were significantly affected by their phase morphology, which resulted from the variation of compounding procedure. The isothermal crystallization rate of iPP in the composites prepared by procedures A and D was obviously increased, which may originate from the small HDPE/CB droplets dispersed in the iPP phase. The non‐isothermal crystallization curves of composites prepared by procedure D represented two peaks because the iPP component in these composites had the fastest crystallization rate, whereas the curves of composites prepared by other compounding sequences only exhibited one peak. Moreover, the crystallinity of HDPE almost increased by one time with the incorporation of only 1 phr CB because the CB particles selectively located in the HDPE phase, and the crystallinity of HDPE decreased with the further increase of CB content because of the strong restriction of CB on the HDPE chains. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Insight into understanding the evolution of the epitaxy crystallization in isotactic polypropylene and polyethylene blends

In this article, epitaxial structures have been successfully obtained in the isotactic polypropylene (iPP)/polyethylene (PE) blends by an accessible injection molding methods. By studying a series of iPP/PE blends, the evolution of the epitaxial growth of PE lamellae on the oriented iPP lamellae has been detailedly discussed via wide‐angle X‐ray diffraction, small‐angle X‐ray scattering, scanning electron microscopy and differential scanning calorimetry. Unexpectedly, the exactly epitaxial angles between peculiarly arranged PE lamellae and oriented PP lamellae are all larger than the classical epitaxy theory value of 50°, and it even increases gradually with increasing PP content. It is inferred that the special crystallization of PE is the consequence of joint construction of the oriented PP crystals and the continuous intense shear field provided by pressure vibration injection molding. The epitaxial structures play a positive role in the interfacial connection between two components; thus, the mechanical properties of the blends are improved. This work provides an insight understanding on the formation mechanism of the epitaxy crystallization under shear field. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Phase morphology, crystallisation behaviour and mechanical properties of isotactic polypropylene/high density polyethylene blends

The phase morphology, crystallisation behaviour and mechanical properties of isotactic polypropylene (iPP)/high density polyethylene (HDPE) blends were investigated. It was found that the properties are intimately related to each other. The morphology of the blends showed a two phase structure in which the minor phase was dispersed as domains in the major continuous matrix phase. The domain size of the dispersed phase increased with increasing concentration of that phase due to coalescence. It was also found that the domain size of the dispersed phase depends on the viscosity difference between the two phases. For a given HDPE/iPP blend, where HDPE is the matrix and iPP is the dispersed phase, the iPP domains were smaller than HDPE domains of the corresponding iPP/HDPE blend where iPP is the matrix and HDPE is the dispersed phase. A co-continuous morphology was observed at 50/50 PP/HDPE composition. Crystallinity studies revealed that blending has not much effect on the crystalline melting point of polypropylene and high density polyethylene. The crystallisation enthalpy and heat of fusion values of HDPE and PP in the blend were decreased as the amount of the other component increased. The variation in percent crystallinity of HDPE and PP in the blend was found to depend on the morphology of the blend. All the mechanical properties except Young's modulus and hardness showed negative deviation from the additivity line. This is due to the incompatibility of these blends.     

HDPE,LLDPE或LDPE高取向薄膜微结构的电子显微学研究

木工作用透射电子显微术及电子衍射技术研究3种PE(HDPE,LLDPE或LDPE)均聚物高取向薄膜的微结构。定量测定了它们的结晶尺寸。通过倾斜样品电子显微学研究确定了不同种PE纤维结构的对称性。     

The influence of thermoelastomers on the crystallization behavior of isotactic polypropylene under shear

The crystallization behaviors of isotactic polypropylene (iPP) and its blends with thermoelastomers have been investigated with in situ X‐ray scattering and optic microscopy. At quiescent condition, the crystallization kinetics of iPP is not affected by the presence of elastomers; while determined by the viscosity, the differences are observed on sheared samples. With a fixed shear strain, the crystallization rate increases with increasing the shear rate. The fraction of oriented lamellar crystals in blends is higher than that in pure iPP sample, while the percentage of β phase is reduced by the presence of the elastomers. On the basis of experimental results, no direct correlation among the fraction of oriented lamellae, the percentage of β phase, and growth rate can be deduced. The evolution of the fraction of oriented lamellae supports that shear field promotes nucleation rather than growth process. Shear flow induces the formation of nuclei not only with preferring orientation but also with random orientation. The total density of nuclei, which determines the crystallization kinetics, does not control the ratio between nuclei with and without preferring orientation, which determines the fraction of oriented lamellae. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 44: 1188–1198, 2006     

Evaluation of Structure,Nucleation and Growth Mechanism of Electropolymerized Polypyrrole on Highly Oriented Pyrolytic Graphite Electrode

Chronoamperometry (i–t) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) were used to study the nucleation and growth mechanism of electropolymerized polypyrrole formed on highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) substrate surface. From i–t measurements it was found that the nucleation and growth mechanism was a 3‐D progressive after nuclei overlapping. However, before nuclei overlapping, it was not clear whether the mechanism was 2‐D instantaneous or 3‐D progressive. This ambiguity in the nucleation and growth mechanism was confirmed as 3‐D progressive from the results of AFM measurements. In addition to nucleation and growth mechanism, possible models were proposed for different structures observed on the AFM image of polypyrrole, obtained from very early stages of polymerization.     

Preparing iPP/HDPE/CB functionally gradient materials: influence factors of components and processing

In this work, gradient materials with low electrical resistivity were prepared by compounding isotactic polypropylene (iPP)/high density polyethylene (HDPE) blends with carbon black (CB) through extruding and injection molding. Contact angle measurements and morphology measurements showed that the CB particles were selectively located in HDPE phase and the final composites had a gradient structure that the HDPE/CB phase exhibited different morphologies in the skin layer and core layer of the composites under different processing procedures. The main factors influencing the formation of the functional gradient materials (FGM), including screw speed during extruding, iPP types and CB contents were discussed. They affect the phase morphology by shear stress, the restoration of HDPE phase, and the viscosity ratio of polymer blends, respectively. In conclusion, iPP/HDPE/CB FGM could be formed easily in the composites blending with the iPP type with narrow molecular weight distribution (MWD) and higher CB content extruded at higher screw speed. The electrical properties of iPP/HDPE/CB composites were studied and the results showed that screw speed in extrusion significantly influenced the percolation curve and electrical property of the final composites. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

间同立构聚丙烯在聚乙烯(100)晶面上的附生行为研究

利用电子显微镜的欠焦成像和电子衍射技术对间同立构聚丙烯(sPP)在高密度聚乙烯(HDPE)的(100)晶面上的结晶行为进行了研究,明场结果表明,sPP能在HDPE的(100)晶面上附生生长,形成相互交叉的草席状片晶结构,电子衍射结果证明,附生生长的sPP与HDPE的接触面为(100)晶面,sPP与HDPE的分子链方向成固定的±37.交角,说明sPP在纤维取向的HDPE基质上附生结晶不仅仅是HDPE的(110)晶面对sPP有取向成核作用,(100)HDPE晶面也可作为sPP晶体的取向成核点.     

AFM imaging of interfacial morphologies in carbon-fiber reinforced isotactic polypropylene

 The morphology of high-modulus carbon-fiber (HM-CF) reinforced isotactic polypropylene (iPP) was investigated for the first time by atomic force microscopy (AFM) using chemically etched specimens. The images exhibited α-transcrystalline morphology for samples crystallized from quiescent melts, nucleated by HM-CF. In melts sheared by fiber pulling, αβ-cylindritic columnar morphology was observed in agreement with earlier thermo-optical studies. AFM images in the interfacial region of the β-cylindrites unveiled fine morphological details of α-row nuclei. Based on the observations, we concluded that in β-cylindrites, the lamellar growth in α-row nuclei occurs during epitaxial crystallization on bundles of extended iPP chains which form during shearing of the polymer matrix by fiber pull. Received: 25 June 1996 Accepted: 17 October 1996     

On the crystallization of syndiotactic polypropylene (sPP)/high density polyethylene (HDPE) blends

 The crystallization kinetics of syndiotactic polypropylene (sPP)/high-density polyethylene (HDPE) blends were investigated by thermal and microscopical methods. Isothermal crystallization obtained by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) was used to study the nucleation ability of HDPE on sPP crystallization. Morphological studies with polarized light microscopy (PLM) of solution cast films resulted in a transcrystalline-like overgrowth of the sPP on HDPE spherulites. The arrangement of the HDPE lamellar crystals in the blend were observed in transmission electron microscopy (TEM). But from these results, no straightforward conclusion about the transcrystalline nature of the sPP crystals can be given. Received: 24 November 1997 Accepted: 23 February 1998     

Mechanical properties and characterization of slowly cooled isotactic polypropylene/high‐density polyethylene blends

In previous studies, we found that Young's moduli of quenched isotactic polypropylene/high‐density polyethylene (iPP/HDPE) exceeded the upper bound, calculated from the Voigt model, with the moduli of the quenched homopolymers as those of the two components. We suggested that this might be due to crystallization, as the components crystallized at higher temperatures in the blend than on their own. We repeated the same set of measurements, this time on iPP/HDPE blends that were cooled slowly. We also examined crystallization at various rates of cooling with differential scanning calorimetry. At slow cooling rates, the HDPE and iPP components in the blends crystallize at lower temperatures than in the pure homopolymers, suggesting that the presence of one component inhibits rather than promotes the crystallization of the other. Electron microscopy of slowly cooled blends revealed very different interfacial morphologies depending on whether the HDPE or the iPP crystallizes first. Young's moduli of most of the blends lie on the upper bound; however, some blends with co‐continuous morphologies fall well below the lower bound. The mechanical properties are discussed in terms of the interfacial morphology, the crystallization behavior, and the large‐scale phase separation. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 41: 1384–1392, 2003     

自成核对等规聚丙烯结晶行为和性能的影响

结晶聚合物的结晶动力学影响其形态结构 ,而形态结构的变化对材料的性能有着重要的影响 [1] .成核剂能有效地降低聚合物的球晶尺寸 ,提高材料的性能 [2 ] ,因此被广泛地应用于工业生产中 .自成核 (self- seeding nucleation)是指聚合物自身的微小晶粒作为晶核而诱导结晶生长的一种成核方式 [3 ,4 ] ,它具有很高的成核效率 ,并能有效地降低球晶尺寸 .本文研究了等规聚丙烯的自成核过程、结晶行为、形态结构及其对材料性能的影响 .1　实验部分1 .1　样品的制备　等规聚丙烯 (i PP)为广东茂名石油化学工业公司产品 ,牌号为 T3 6 F.将 i PP粒…