聚氧乙烯球晶上彩色环状条纹的形成

用自然白光代替偏振光在显微镜下观察聚氧乙烯球晶的生长过程, 可以更清晰地看到彩色环形条纹的形成. 当成长中的二维球晶相互碰撞后, 被挤出的熔体改变球晶的原有结晶方向, 流向饼形球晶中央而在其表面上逆向结晶, 由于被挤出的熔体数量有限, 晶层的厚度逐渐减小, 在盖玻片下方形成一个盘状的楔形真空间隙. 此间隙导致彩色环状干涉条纹的形成. 实验用肉眼直接观察到二维球晶在生长过程中结晶方式的变化, 为二次结晶理论的发展提供了实验依据.     

高低分子量聚环氧乙烷及其共混物的冷结晶行为研究

通过溶液共混法制备了不同重量比的相对分子质量为10000g/mol(10k)和200000g/mol(200k)的聚环氧乙烷(PEO)的共混物,并利用偏光显微镜(POM)、广角X光衍射(XRD)、原子力显微镜(AFM)研究了PEO及其共混物的冷结晶现象。结果表明,PEO共混物在冷结晶的过程中,偏光显微镜图中同一球晶的内外部分亮度不同,即形成内外双折射明显的球晶,研究发现这种现象并不是因为晶型变化引起的,推断是由于共混物在淬冷后升温至20℃的过程中就开始结晶,低温形成的片晶较薄,在20℃等温结晶时形成的片晶较厚,厚度的差别导致了双折射现象。共混物中分子量为200k的PEO提供了结晶成核点,10kPEO起到了溶剂化作用,有利于晶体的成核与生长,所以共混物中大球晶出现的比例比纯物质高。而且随着共混物中10kPEO含量的增加,升温过程中样品结晶的比例增大,球晶中暗处的半径增大。     

高氯酸锂对PEO结晶结构和结晶行为的影响

利用配备热台的偏光显微镜(POM)、红外光谱仪(FTIR)和示差扫描量热器(DSC)等实验方法研究了高氯酸锂(LiClO4)与聚氧化乙烯(PEO)之间的络合作用对PEO结晶行为和结晶形态的影响.DSC测试结果表明在LiClO4/PEO二元共混体系中,PEO的熔融温度、结晶温度随着锂盐含量的增加出现先增加后降低的现象;而结晶度则是先不变后降低.FTIR结果表明LiClO4影响聚合物结晶性能的原因是Li+能和PEO中的醚基的络合作用.POM观察结果发现LiClO4/PEO共混体系中存在聚合物的球晶,共混体系中聚合物的球晶生长速率都随着结晶温度的升高而下降,并且球晶生长速率还随着体系中随LiClO4含量的增加而减小.     

PEO分子量对POM/PEO晶/晶共混物溶液结晶的影响

以六氟异丙醇(HFIP)为聚甲醛(POM)与聚氧化乙烯(PEO)的共溶剂,通过溶液结晶研究了PEO分子量对POM/PEO 50/50晶/晶共混物结晶行为及结晶形态的影响。结果表明,PEO分子量越小,POM与PEO在结晶过程中相互干扰越大。当PEO分子量为4×103时,共混物中POM形成部分不完善晶体,出现明显的熔融双峰。SEM结果表明:含不同分子量PEO的共混晶体均无明显相分离,且低分子量PEO的共混物更易形成规整球晶,认为通过溶液结晶,POM/PEO 50/50共混物中POM与PEO形成了晶体相互穿插的结晶结构。     

原子力显微镜原位观察球晶界面上片晶的生长

当结晶聚合物由熔融冷却或从浓溶液中析出结晶时 ,在不存在应力和流动的情况下 ,一般形成球晶 .球晶在一定的生长时期内呈现球形外观 ,在偏光显微镜下通常呈现Maltese黑十字消光图样 .球晶作为一种常见的结晶形态 ,由片晶堆积而成[1,2 ] .Keith和Padden认为形成球晶的体系包含杂质和聚合物链 ,由于杂质在片晶生长界面的富集导致片晶产生小角度分叉 ,这样片晶能填满球状的空间[1,2 ] .近年来的研究表明球晶是由一个片晶开始生长 ,片晶在生长过程中不断的诱导成核使片晶分叉 ,首先形成片晶捆束 ,然后片晶向各个方向发散生长 ,最终形成球晶[3…     

聚羟基丁酸酯环带球晶的形貌研究

聚羟基丁酸酯 ( PHB)是一种由细菌合成的手性高分子材料 ,其分子结构具有高度的规整性 [1] ,球晶比较大 (直径可达几毫米 ) ,是研究高分子结晶行为和形态的理想材料 [2 ] .在偏光显微镜下 ,Bauer[3]和 Martinez- Salazar等 [4 ] 曾在 PHB球晶上观察到消光带和同心的环线 .在聚环氧乙烷 [5] 和小分子液晶4-氰基 - 4 -癸氧基联苯的球晶上 [6 ] 也观察到了同心环线 .但这些工作都把同心环线归结为裂缝 ,并未提供证据 .事实上 ,偏光显微镜的低分辨率及其透视特点 [7] ,使之无法真实反映材料的表面形貌 ,因而也无法区分裂缝和台阶 .我们对光…     

PEO-LiClO4-ZSM5复合聚合物电解质

偏光显微镜研究结果表明ZSM5对聚氧化乙烯(PEO)球晶的成核阶段和生长阶段均有较大影响: 一部分ZSM5能够成为PEO结晶的晶核, 导致PEO球晶数目大幅度增加; ZSM5还可以通过Lewis酸-碱作用抑制PEO链段的运动, 从而减小PEO球晶的生长速度. PEO球晶数目的增多、尺寸的减小以及结晶的不完善均有利于使复合聚合物电解质中包含有更多的连续无定形相PEO, 这对Li+的传输是非常重要的. 适量的ZSM5可以使PEO-LiClO4体系的室温离子电导率提高两个数量级以上.     

PEO-LiClO4-ZSM5复合聚合物电解质--IV.偏光显微镜研究

偏光显微镜研究结果表明ZSM5对聚氧化乙烯(PEO)球晶的成核阶段和生长阶段均有较大影响:一部分ZSM5能够成为PEO结晶的晶核,导致PEO球晶数目大幅度增加;ZSM5还可以通过Lewis酸-碱作用抑制PEO链段的运动,从而减小PEO球晶的生长速度.PEO球晶数目的增多、尺寸的减小以及结晶的不完善均有利于使复合聚合物电解质中包含有更多的连续无定形相PEO,这对Li+的传输是非常重要的.适量的ZSM5可以使PEO-LiClO4体系的室温离子电导率提高两个数量级以上.     

聚环氧乙烷(PE0)与聚双酚A羟基醚(PBHE)共混体系的研究

用偏光显微镜(PLM)、扭辫(TBA)、IR及WAXD对PEO/PBHE共混体系结晶形态进行了研究。结果表明,PEO含量在50％以上的共混体系,几乎完全被PEO球晶充满,非晶态PBHE作为微区分散在大球晶之间或球晶之中。PEO含量为40％和30％的照片上呈现树枝晶。PEO含量为20％以下时照片中不再看到结晶出现,PEO与PBHE形成单一非晶相。PEO/PBHE共混体系的组分之间存在着氢键相互作用,这种作用强于PBHE分子间的氢键作用。共混体系的结晶度及T_g随PBHE组分含量的增加,前者减小后者增加并符合FOX方程揭示的规律。PEO与PBHE具有很好的相容性。     

聚环氧乙烷(PE0)与聚双酚A羟基醚(PBHE)共混体系的研究

 用偏光显微镜(PLM)、扭辫(TBA)、IR及WAXD对PEO/PBHE共混体系结晶形态进行了研究。结果表明,PEO含量在50％以上的共混体系,几乎完全被PEO球晶充满,非晶态PBHE作为微区分散在大球晶之间或球晶之中。PEO含量为40％和30％的照片上呈现树枝晶。PEO含量为20％以下时照片中不再看到结晶出现,PEO与PBHE形成单一非晶相。PEO/PBHE共混体系的组分之间存在着氢键相互作用,这种作用强于PBHE分子间的氢键作用。共混体系的结晶度及T_g随PBHE组分含量的增加,前者减小后者增加并符合FOX方程揭示的规律。PEO与PBHE具有很好的相容性。     

Effect of poly(butylene succinate) crystals on spherulitic growth of poly(ethylene oxide) in binary blends of the two substances

The effects of the lamellar growth direction, extinction rings, and spherulitic boundaries of poly(butylene succinate) (PBSU) on the spherulitic growth of poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) were investigated in miscible blends of the two crystalline polymers. In the crystallization process from a homogeneous melt, PBSU first developed volume‐filling spherulites, and then PEO spherulites nucleated and grew inside the PBSU spherulites. The lamellar growth direction of PEO was identical with that of PBSU even when the PBSU content was about 5 wt %. PEO, which intrinsically does not exhibit banded spherulites, showed apparent extinction rings inside the banded spherulites of PBSU. The growth rate of a PEO spherulite, G_PEO, was influenced not only by the blend composition and the crystallization temperature of PEO, but also by the growth direction with respect to PBSU lamellae, the boundaries of PBSU spherulites, and the crystallization temperature of PBSU, T_PBSU. The value of G_PEO first increased with decreasing T_PBSU when a PEO spherulite grew inside a single PBSU spherulite. Then, G_PEO decreased when T_PBSU was further decreased and a PEO spherulite grew through many tiny PBSU spherulites. This behavior was discussed based on the aforementioned factors affecting G_PEO. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 47: 539–547, 2009     

聚乙二醇-聚L-丙交酯嵌段共聚物结晶形貌研究

用偏光显微镜和原子力显微镜对比研究了PEG-PLLA嵌段共聚物在110℃或120℃等温结晶后的结晶形貌.发现在110℃时只有PEG5000-PLLA2300和PEG5000-PLLA6300在偏光显微镜下呈现环带球晶形貌,在原子力显微镜高度图中显示明显的环带,并具有交替凸凹起伏形貌.而PEG5000-PLLA12000球晶中没有出现环带形貌而是生成了规则的环线.在120℃时,PEG5000-PLLA12000的球晶中才生成了规则的环带图案,原子力显微镜也显示了其球晶具有明显的交替凸凹起伏形貌,说明过冷度直接影响环带球晶的生成.产生周期性凸凹起伏和明暗交替消光是由片晶沿着球晶的半径方向周期性扭转造成的,片晶在凸起部分是Edge-on取向,在凹下部分是Flat-on取向.     

Effects of top confinement and diluents on morphology in crystallization of poly(l‐lactic acid) interacting with poly(ethylene oxide)

Effects of top confinement and diluent poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) on poly(l ‐lactic acid) (PLLA) crystal morphology have been investigated. When crystallized at 120 °C, uncovered neat PLLA sample exhibits higher growth rate ringless spherulites; while the covered sample exhibits lower growth rate ring‐banded spherulites. As PEO is introduced into PLLA, the morphology also undergoes significant changes. For the same T_c,PLLA = 120 °C, the PEO/PLLA blend with PEO composition greater than 25% exhibits ring‐banded patterns even in uncovered sample. However, in much greater PEO composition (>80 wt %), uncovered samples exhibit ring bands diverging into dendritic patterns, while top covered samples tend to maintain the spiral ring‐band patterns. Both PEO inclusion in PLLA and top cover on films impose growth kinetic alterations. Additionally, the top glass cover tends to prevent the lower surface tension PLLA to be accumulated on the surface, resulting in the formation of ring‐band pattern. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys. 2015 , 53, 1160–1170     

PEO-LiClO_4-ZSM5 composite polymer electrolyte (IV): Polarized optical microscopy study

All solid-state lithium polymer batteries may be one of the best choices for the future electrochemical power source, characterized by high energy densities, good cyclability, reliability and safety[1,2]. Owing to its potential capability to replace the t…     

PEO-LiClO<Subscript>4</Subscript>-ZSM5 composite polymer electrolyte (IV): Polarized optical microscopy study

Polarized optical microscopy (POM) results show that ZSM5 has great influence on both the nucleation stage and the growth stage of PEO spherulites. Part of ZSM5 particles can act as the nucleus of PEO spherulites and thus increase the amount of PEO spherulites. On the other hand, ZSM5 can restrain the recrystallization tendency of PEO chains through Lewis acid-base interaction and hence decrease the growth speed of PEO spherulites. The increasing amount of PEO spherulites, decreasing size of PEO spherulites, and the incomplete crystallization are all beneficial for creating more continuous amorphous phases of PEO, which is very important for the transporting of Li⁺ ions. An adequate amount of ZSM5 can enhance the room temperature ionic conductivity of PEO-LiClO₄ based polymer electrolyte for more than two magnitudes.     

Observation of banded spherulites and lamellar structures by atomic force microscopy

Spherulites are common structures of semi-crystalline polymers. It has been known that semi-crystalline polymers can form spherulites when crystallized from solution or from melt. A dark Maltese cross of a spherulite could be easily observed under the polarized optical microscopy (POM). Moreover, some spherulites show an additional alternating dark and bright concentric ring structure that is attributed to the regular twisting of the radial crystallite ribbons as they grow from the spherulit…     

聚环氧乙烷球晶的带状结构与球晶内部的环形裂纹

聚环氧乙烷球晶的带状结构与球晶内部的环形裂纹丁建东，朱军祥，杨玉良（复旦大学高分子科学系、国家教委聚合物分子工程开放实验室，上海，２００４３３）关键词聚合物，带状球晶，裂纹聚环氧乙烷（ＰＥＯ）具有高度的柔顺性，易于结晶，因而被人们选作研究聚合物结晶的...     

Formation of new banded spherulites in polyimides

The crystalline morphology and structural development of aromatic polyimides during an optimum continuous thermal imidization procedure were examined by means of polarized optical microscopy and X‐ray diffraction. During thermal imidization, 3,3′,4,4′‐benzophenonetetracarboxylic dianhydride/1,3‐diaminobenzene polyimide samples formed complicated spherulites, which, in addition to zigzag Maltese crosses, also showed concentric extinction rings, which are characteristic of banded spherulites. The factors affecting the formation of banded spherulites were studied. The initial imidization conditions dramatically affected the formation of the banded spherulite morphology: slow heating (0.5 °C/min) or fast heating (20 °C/min) led to relatively small polyimide spherulites and less identifiable extinction rings. The morphological features were also affected by the molecular weight of the polyimide: higher molecular weight samples showed typical banded spherulites, whereas low‐molecular‐weight samples formed degenerated banded spherulites. In all the spherulites formed in 3,3′,4,4′‐benzophenonetetracarboxylic dianhydride/1,3‐diaminobenzene polyimides, special zigzag Maltese crosses, instead of normal Maltese crosses, were observed. The relationship between the imidization procedure and the spherulite morphology formation was also studied. X‐ray and Fourier transform infrared together revealed that after several minutes of thermal treatment, the crystallization was nearly complete, with a 42.5% degree of crystallinity; meanwhile, only some poly(amic acid) converted to the corresponding polyimide, with a 27% degree of imidization. The crystalline morphology and structure formed in the initial stage of the imidization process were maintained during the following imidization processing at an elevated temperature. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 43: 1997–2004, 2005