Synthesis and Properties of Melt Processed Poly（thiourea-azo- sulfone）/Carbon Nanotubes Nanocomposites

An aromatic azo-polymer, poly(thiourea-azo-sulfone)(PTAS), has been prepared using 4-(4-aminophenylsulfonyl)benzenamine and diazonium salt solution of 2,6-diaminopyridine. PTAS was easily processable using polar solvents and had high molar mass 63 × 103g mol 1according to GPC. Mechanically and thermally stable and electrically conducting polymer/CNTs nano-composites were obtained via melt processing technique. Fine distribution of CNTs in a polymer matrix performed an essential role in the preparation of polymer/CNTs nano-composites based on interfacial interaction between CNTs and polymer matrix. Scanning electron micrographs showed good dispersion of filler and adhesion of matrix on the surface of nanotubes. Accordingly, increasing the amount of CNTs from 0.1 wt% to 5 wt% increased the electrical conductivity from 2.99 S cm 1to 3.56 S cm 1. Mechanical strength of functional nanotubes-based hybrids was enhanced from 43.22 MPa to 65.02 MPa compared with that of hybrids with non-functional filler in matrix 37.21 MPa. A rapport between nanotube loading and thermal stability of the materials was also observed. 10% gravimetric loss temperature was increased from 528 °C to 578 °C, while glass transition was improved from 241 °C to 271 °C. Adding up of small quantity of functional CNTs strongly affected the tensile, electrical and thermal properties of materials. Improvement of the physical properties of CNT-reinforced polymer nano-composites was ascribed to the melt processing technique.     

Crystalline Morphology and Crystallization Kinetics of Melt-miscible Crystalline/Crystalline Polymer Blends of Poly（vinylidene fluoride） and Poly（butylene succinate-co-24mol% hexamethylene succinate）

Poly（vinylidene fluoride） （PVDF） and poly（butylene succinate-co-24 mol% hexamethylene succinate） （PBHS）, both crystalline polymers, formed melt-miscible crystalline/crystalline polymer blends. Both the characteristic diffraction peaks and nonisothermal melt crystallization peak of each component were found in the blends, indicating that PVDF and PBHS crystallized separately. The crystalline morphology and crystallization kinetics of each component were studied under different crystallization conditions for the PVDF/PBHS blends. Both the spherulitic growth rates and overall isothermal melt crystallization rates of blended PVDF decreased with increasing the PBHS composition and were lower than those of neat PVDF, when the crystallization temperature was above the melting point of PBHS component. The crystallization mechanism of neat and blended PVDF remained unchanged, despite changes of blend composition and crystallization temperature. The crystallization kinetics and crystalline morphology of neat and blended PBHS were further studied, when the crystallization temperature was below the melting point of PBHS component. Relative to neat PBHS, the overall crystallization rates of the blended PBHS first increased and then decreased with increasing the PVDF content in the blends, indicating that the preexisting PVDF crystals may show different effects on the nucleation and crystal growth of PBHS component in the crystalline/crystalline polymer blends.     

Unusual Extensional Rheology and Dispersion Behavior of High Impact Polystyrene/TiO2 Nanocomposites Prepared by Melt‐Compounding

The extensional rheology and dispersion behavior of high impact polystyrene (HIPS) and HIPS/TiO₂ nanocomposites prepared by melt‐compounding were investigated. The influence of ethylene‐vinyl acetate (EVA) copolymer on the extensional rheology of HIPS/TiO₂ masterbatches was also researched. The rheological experiments investigated with Rosand Presicion Rheometer confirmed that the HIPS/TiO₂ masterbatches, the HIPS/EVA/TiO₂ masterbatches and the HIPS/TiO₂ nanocomposites with low TiO₂ loading shown different extensional rheology in comparison to the pure HIPS. Field‐emission scanning electron microscopy (FE‐SEM) shown the dispersion morphology of TiO₂ nanoparticles in HIPS based nanocomposites and indicated the influence of TiO₂ dispersion behavior on the unusual extensional rheology of HIPS nanocomposites.     

Fabrication of Poly（4-vinylpyridine） Nanofiber and Fluorescent Poly（4-vinylpyridine）/Porphyrin Nanofiber by Electrospinning

Poly（4-vinylpyridine）（P4-VP） nanofiber and fluoresent poly（4-vinylpyridine）/porphyrin（P4-VP/TPPA） nanofiber were respectively prepared by electrospinning. The effect of the concentration of P4-VP/dimethylformamide （DMF） electrospinning solutions on the morphology of P4-VP nanofiber was investigated and it was found that the average diameter of the nanofiber of P4-VP/DMF increased with the increase of the concentration of the spinning solution. After the addition of TPPA to the P4-VP/DMF spinning solution, the diameter of P4-VP/TPPA nanofiber became even due to the increase of the conductivity of the P4-VP/DMF-TPPA solution. The photoluminescent（PL） spectral analysis indicates that the emission peak position of P4-VP/TPPA nanofiber is almost the same as that of pure TPPA at about 650 nm without peak shift, and when it was stored for 20 days, the emission peak of P4-VP/TPPA nanofiber is also at 650 nm, indicating that the fluorescent property of P4-VP/TPPA nanofiber is stable. Fourier-transform iufrared（FTIR） spectrum confirms the chemical composition of the resulting P4-VP/TPPA composite nanofiber.     

Morphology Evolution of Poly（vinylidene fluoride） Membranes during Supercritical CO2 Assisted Phase Inversion

A supercritical carbon dioxide（Sc CO2） assisted phase inversion was developed to produce microporous poly（vinylidene fluoride）（PVDF） membranes whose morphology characteristics arise from both liquid-liquid demixing and solid-liquid demixing（crystallization）. This result was confirmed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy（FTIR）, from which both α and β crystals were found. As revealed by contact angle experiment, the PVDF membranes prepared via Sc CO2 assisted phase inversion were more hydrophobic compared with the control membrane produced via conventional immersionprecipitation technique. In particular, the sample with 15 wt% PVDF prepared at 45 °C and 13 MPa exhibited a contact angle of 142°, which was mainly caused by the multilevel micro- and nano- structure. The effects of polyethylene glycol（PEG）, polyvinyl pyrrolidone（PVP） and lithium chloride（Li Cl） on the structures and crystal form were investigated. PVP promoted the formation of β phase crystal form, while PEG boosts the evolution of α phase. Li Cl restrained the crystallization degree of PVDF membrane under Sc CO2.     

Preparation of the Thermoplastic Starch／Montmorillonite Nanocomposites by Melt-intercalation

In this paper, the conception of melt-intercalation was introduced into the natural polymer field, and the thermoplastic starch/ethanolamine-activated montmorillonite (TPS/EMMT)nanocomposites were prepared by extruding the composites of EMMT and TPS, plasticized with ethanolamine/formamide. Wide angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD) and transmission electron microscope (TEM) revealed that TPS was intercalated into the layers of EMMT successfully and formed the intercalation nanocomposites with EMMT. When EMMT content was wt.10%, the mechanical testing indicated that the tensile stress of the nanocomposites reached 9.69 MPa, and the tensile strain reached 74.07%, Youngs modulus increased from the 47.23 MPa of TPS to 184.11 MPa of TPS/EMMT nanocomposites, and breaking energy increased from 1.34 N.m to 2.15 N.m after they had been stored at RH25% for 14 days.     

Enhanced αγ′ Transition of Poly(vinylidene fluoride) by Step Crystallization and Subsequent Annealing

Poly(vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF) exhibits pronounced polymorphs. Its γ phase is attractive due to the electroactive properties. The γ-PVDF is however difficult to obtain under normal crystallization condition. In a previous work, we reported a simple melt-recrystallization approach for producing γ-phase rich PVDF thin films through selective melting and subsequent recrystallization. We reported here another approach for promoting the αγ′ phase transition to prepare γ-phase rich PVDF thin films. To this end, a stepwise crystallization and subsequent annealing process was used. The idea is based on a quick generation of a large amount of α-PVDF crystals with some of their γ-PVDF counterparts at suitable crystallization temperature and then annealing at a temperature above the crystallization temperature for enhancing the molecular chain mobility to overcome the energy barrier of phase transition. It was found that crystallizing the PVDF melt first at 152 °C for 4 h, then quenching to room temperature and finally annealing the sample at 160 °C for 100 h was the most efficient to produce γ-PVDF rich films. This is related to the melting and recrystallization of the α-PVDF crystals produced during quenching in the annealing process at 160 °C, which favors the formation of γ-PVDF crystals for triggering the αγ′ phase transition.     

Novel π-Conjugated Poly（Schiff base） Containing Thiazole and Tetrathiatetrahyd ropentalene Moieties

A new kind of π-conjugated heterocyclic poly(Schiff base) was firstly prepared by the condensation reaction between tetrathiatetrahydropentalene-type diketone and bithiazole-diamine in good yields. The polymers were characterized by VPO, FTIR and ^1H NMR spectroscopy. A large bathochromic shift was observed in UV-Vis spectra for these polymers due to the π-π* transition in the conjugated main chain. Brief examination indicated that the nitrogen-and sulfur-containing polymers exhibited an excellent chelating tendency to metal ions and the corresponding polymeric complexes would be expected to have potential in applications.     

Crystallization of Poly(ethylene adipate) within γ-Phase Poly(vinylidene fluoride) Matrix

The effects of PEA on the γ-phase PVDF crystal structure and the crystallization of PEA within the pre-existing γ-phase PVDF spherulites have been investigated by optical microscopy(OM), infrared spectroscopy(IR) and scanning electron microscopy(SEM). The results demonstrate that the γ-phase PVDF spherulites consist of the lamellae exhibiting a highly curved scroll-like morphology and develop preferentially in PEA-rich blend. With increasing PEA concentration, the scroll diameter increases and the scrolls are better separated from each other. PEA crystallizes first in the interspherulitic region and transcrystalline layer develops. Subsequently, the transcrystalline layer of PEA continues to grow within the γ-phase PVDF spherulites, e.g., in the region between the scrolls, until impinging on other PEA transcrystalline layers or spherulites. The crystallization kinetics results indicate that the growth rate of PEA crystals in the intraspherulitic region of γ-phase PVDF shows a positive correlation with content of PEA, but a negative one with the crystallization temperature of γ-phase PVDF.     

Crystallization Behavior and Mechanical Properties of Poly(vinylidene fluoride)/multi-walled Carbon Nanotube Nanocomposites

Poly(vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF)/multi-walled carbon nanotube(MWCNT) nanocomposites were prepared by means of ultrasonic dispersion method. X-ray diffraction(XRD) results indicate that incorporating MWCNTs into PVDF caused the formation of β phase. A thermal annealing at 130 °C confirmed that the β phase was stable in the nanocomposites. Differential scanning calorimetry(DSC) results indicate that the melting temperature slightly increased while the heat of fusion markedly decreased with increasing MWCNT content. The tensile strength and modulus of PVDF were improved by loading the MWCNTs. The scanning electron microscopy(SEM) observations showed that MWCNTs were uniformly dispersed in the PVDF matrix and an interfacial adhesion between MWCNT and PVDF was achieved, which was responsible for the enhancement in the tensile strength and modulus of PVDF.     

Non-Isothermal Crystallization of Poly (vinylidene fluoride)/Poly (methyl methacrylate)/Cellulose Nanocrystal Nanocomposites

Poly (vinylidiene fluoride) (PVDF)/poly (methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)/cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) nanocomposites were prepared by solution blending. Non-isothermal crystallization of PVDF/PMMA (70/30) blend and its composites was investigated using differential scanning calorimetry. It was found that the addition of CNCs played a positive role in both the crystallization rate and crystallization percentage. The addition of CNCs increased the initial crystallization temperature, peak crystallization temperature, and crystalline enthalpy. The Avrami index indicated that CNCs did not change the crystallization mechanism; while other parameters derived from Jeziorny theory and Mo's method, including Z _c , F(t), and α, further verified the positive role played by CNCs.     

聚氧乙烯/粘土纳米复合材料的研究进展

聚氧乙烯(PEO)／粘土纳米复合材料．因为粘土的介入而具有更高的导电性、机械、热和界面稳定性，在电化学领域展现出了广泛的应用前景。本文对近十年来该材料的制备方法、插层结构、导电性、形态学以及流变学等研究进行了综述。     

具有纳米结构的聚偏氟乙烯/1-乙烯基-3-丁基咪唑氯盐离子液体复合材料的结晶行为

用示差扫描量热(DSC)、偏光显微镜(POM)及X射线衍射(XRD)分析考察了具有纳米结构的聚偏氟乙烯(PVDF)/1-乙烯基-3-丁基咪唑氯盐离子液体([VBIM][Cl])复合材料(PVDF/[VBIM][Cl])中经[VBIM][Cl]接枝的PVDF(PVDF-g-[VBIM][Cl])纳米微区对PVDF结晶行为的影响.研究结果表明,[VBIM][Cl]化学接枝在PVDF的分子链上,在PVDF/[VBIM][Cl]复合材料中,PVDF-g-[VBIM][Cl]嵌段形成大量纳米微区,分散在PVDF基体中.PVDF-g-[VBIM][Cl]纳米微区能够显著提高PVDF熔体结晶温度(Tc)并显著降低PVDF晶体的等温结晶时间.与纯PVDF相比,在纳米结构的PVDF/[VBIM][Cl]复合材料中,PVDF-g-[VBIM][Cl]纳米微区大大提高了PVDF晶体的成核速率,PVDF的球晶尺寸明显减小.由于[VBIM][Cl]完全"受限"于PVDF-g-[VBIM][Cl]纳米微区中,无法与PVDF分子链发生相互作用,因此纳米结构的PVDF/[VBIM][Cl]复合材料最终以非极性的α晶体为主.由于PVDF-g-[VBIM][Cl]纳米微区与PVDF基体具有热力学不相容性,因此其界面处的PVDF分子链处于部分有序的状态,有助于PVDF晶体的成核,加速了PVDF晶体的结晶速率.     

Effect of poly(butylene succinate) on the morphology evolution of poly(vinylidene fluoride) in their blends

The effect of PBS on the morphological features of PVDF has been investigated by optical and atomic force microscopies under various conditions.It was found that neat PVDF forms largeγform spherulites with extraordinarily weak birefringence at 170℃.Adding 30%PBS makes PVDF exhibit intrigued flower-like spherulitic morphology.The growth mechanism was explained by the decrease of the supercooling and the materials dissipation.Increasing the PBS content to 70%favors the formation of ring banded spherulites.Temperature dependent experiments verify theα→γphase transition occurs from the junction sites of theαandγcrystals,while starts from the centers ofαspherulites in the blends.Ring banded structures could be observed in neat PVDF,70/30 blend and 30/70 blend when crystallized at 155℃,withoutγcrystals.The band period of PVDFαspherulites increases with crystallization temperature as well as the amount of PBS content.At 140℃,spherulites in neat PVDF lose their ring banded feature,while coarse spherulites consisting of evident lamellar bundles could be found in 30/70 blend.     

聚偏二氟乙烯晶体的电子结构和光学性质

利用含Tkatchenko-Scheffler(TS)色散修正的密度泛函理论的第一性原理方法对九种聚偏二氟乙烯(PVDF)晶相的电子结构和光学性质进行了计算. 结果表明,PVDF晶体作为一种绝缘体,能带具有密集且平直等特征,其带隙值在6.05-7.34 eV之间,且和实验值接近. 价带主要是F原子的2s和2p态起主要贡献,导带主要由C原子的2p态和H原子的1s态共同参与构成. 在0-35 eV光子能量范围内,介电函数、吸收率、反射率和折射率等光学性质发生变化主要在深紫外区域. 根据介电函数等光学参数的谱特点,可以将九种PVDF的晶相划分为{Ⅰ_p},{Ⅱ_pu},{Ⅱ_au,Ⅱ_ad,Ⅱ_pd,Ⅲ_pu},{Ⅲ_au,Ⅲ_ad,Ⅲ_pd}等四类,每一类都具有相似的光学参数特点.     

基体分子运动对聚偏氟乙烯/碳纤维复合材料的聚合物基正温度系数性能的影响

聚合物基正温度系数(PTC)材料中,基体分子在熔体状态下的运动能力可显著影响填料分布、PTC强度及稳定重复性等,明确其机理有利于高灵敏性且稳定可重复的PTC复合材料的设计与制备.通过探究基体熔体黏度不同的聚偏氟乙烯(PVDF)/碳纤维(CF)的电阻-温度响应行为,可以发现复合材料PTC转变温度区间仅取决于基体化学结构与结晶性,而PTC循环稳定性却受到基体分子运动能力的显著影响.当基体分子运动能力较强时,分子链极易黏附填料在CF表面形成包覆层,导致局部填料间距增大到隧穿距离以上,不利于复合材料导电网络的重建,导致随热循环次数增加,复合材料的室温电阻率有所升高,PTC可重复性略微降低.而对基体分子链缠结明显的PVDF/CF复合材料中,运动能力较弱的分子链不会包覆CF粒子,在多次升温-降温循环后导电通路能恢复到初始状态,复合材料呈现良好的PTC可重复性,将其应用于电路过热保护装置时,复合材料表现出灵敏的温度响应特性及可多次循环的开关特性.     

Crystallization kinetics and morphology of poly(vinylidene fluoride)/poly(ethylene adipate) blends

The miscibility, isothermal crystallization kinetics and morphology of the poly(vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF)/poly(ethylene adipate)(PEA) blends have been studied by differential scanning calorimetry(DSC), optical microscopy(OM) and scanning electron microscopy(SEM). A depression of the equilibrium melting point of PVDF was observed. From the melting point data of PVDF, a negative but quite small value of the interaction parameter ?PVDF-PEA is derived using the Flory-Huggins equation, implying that PVDF shows miscibility with PEA to some extent. Nonisothermal and isothermal crystallization kinetics suggest that the crystallization rate of PVDF decreases with increasing the amount of PEA, and a contrary trend was found when PEA crystallizes with the increase of the amount of PVDF. It was further disclosed that the blend ratio and crystallization temperature affect the texture of PVDF spherulites greatly, which determines the subsequent crystallization of PEA. At high temperatures, e.g. 150 ℃, the band spacing of PVDF spherulites increases with the addition of PEA content and the spherulitic structure becomes more open. In this case, spherulitic crystallization of PEA is not observed for all blend compositions. At low temperatures, e.g. 130 ℃, for the PEA-rich blends, the interpenetrated structures are eventually formed by the penetration of the spherulites of PEA growing within the pre-existing PVDF spherulites.     

聚偏氟乙烯的氯化改性

研究了聚偏氟乙烯 (PVDF)自由基引发的氯化反应。考察了各种因素 ,如氯化剂、引发剂的种类及浓度 ,反应介质、反应温度和反应时间的影响 ,确定了合成氯化PVDF的最佳反应条件。采用碱熔法测定氯含量 ,用HNMR进行了结构表征 ,并用溶度参数法、接触角法、DTA TG等方法对PVDF氯化前后的溶解性、附着力、熔点等性能进行了测试。结果表明 ,氯原子成功地引入到了PVDF上 ,当氯含量增加到 8 3 %时 ,氯化PVDF的熔点由 1 63℃降至 1 3 0℃左右 ,附着力也有了明显的改善 ,与水的接触角由 90°降至 5 4°,由不溶于丙酮变为溶于丙酮 ,对甲醇和四氯化碳的溶度参数的变化也说明了氯化PVDF的溶解性能变好 ,由TG曲线可知 ,氯化PVDF的热稳定性比改性前虽有一定的降低 ,但其分解温度仍在 3 0 0℃以上     

Preparation and properties of dynamically cured poly(vinylidene fluoride)/silicone rubber blends

Blends of poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) and silicone rubber (SR) were prepared through dynamic vulcanization. The effects of SR content on crystallization behavior, rheology, dynamic mechanical properties and morphology of the blends were investigated. Morphology characterization shows that the crosslinked spherical SR particles with an average diameter of 2-4 μm form a “network” in the PVDF continuous phase. The dynamic mechanical properties indicate the interface adhesion between PVDF and rubber phase is improved by the dynamic vulcanization. The rheology study shows that with the increase of rubber content the blends pseudoplastic nature is retained, while the viscosity increases, and hence the processability is less good. The incorporation of SR phase promotes the nucleation process of PVDF, leading to increased polymer crystallization rate and crystallization temperature. However, a higher content of SR seems to show a negative effect on the crystallinity of the PVDF component.