Self-bonding in an amorphous polymer below the glass transition: A T-peel test investigation

Films of amorphous polystyrene (PS) with a weight-average molecular weight (M_w) of 225 × 10³ g/mol were bonded in a T-peel test geometry, and the fracture energy (G) of a PS/PS interface was measured at the ambient temperature as a function of the healing time (t_h) and healing temperature (T_h). G was found to develop with (t_h)^1/2 at T_h = T_g-bulk − 33 °C (where T_g-bulk is the glass-transition temperature of the bulk sample), and log G was found to develop with 1/T_h at T_g-bulk − 43 °C ≤ T_h ≤ T_g-bulk − 23 °C. The smallest measured value of G = 1.4 J/m² was at least one order of magnitude larger than the work of adhesion required to reversibly separate the PS surfaces. These three observations indicated that the development of G at the PS/PS interface in the temperature range investigated (<T_g-bulk) was controlled by the diffusion of chain segments feasible above the glass-transition temperature of the interfacial layer, in agreement with our previous findings for fracture stress development at several polymer/polymer interfaces well below T_g-bulk. Close values of G = 8–9 J/m² were measured for the symmetric interfaces of polydisperse PS [M_w = 225 × 10³, weight-average molecular weight/number-average molecular weight (M_w/M_n) = 3] and monodisperse PS (M_w = 200 × 10³, M_w/M_n = 1.04) after healing at T_h = T_g-bulk − 33 °C for 24 h. This implies that the self-bonding of high-molecular-weight PS at such relatively low temperatures is not governed by polydispersity. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 42: 1861–1867, 2004     

Rheological and physical properties of aliphatic hyperbranched polyesters

The effects of the size (pseudo‐generation number) and nature of end groups on physical and rheological properties were investigated for a series of hyperbranched polyesters based on an ethoxylated pentaerythritol core and 2,2‐bis‐(hydroxymethyl)propionic acid repeat units. The observed linear dependence of the melt viscosity on the molar mass in the high pseudo‐generation‐number limit indicated that entanglement effects were substantially absent. Moreover, the marked influence of end capping of the end groups on the physical and rheological properties suggested that intermolecular interactions were dominated by contacts between the outer shells of the molecules, in which the end groups were assumed to be concentrated. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 42: 1218–1225, 2004     

Dependence of impurity incorporation upon substrate misorientation during GaAs growth by metalorganic vapour phase epitaxy

Doping studies of the incorporation behaviour of three different dopants (Zn, In and Si) versus the misorientation of the (100) surface during MOVPE growth of GaAs have been carried out with diethylzinc, trimethylindium and disilane as precursors. The incorporation of the dopants has been studied as function of the input mole fraction dopant, growth temperature, degree and direction of misorientation. In order to explain the results we discuss the BCF theory and the nature of the steps as function of above mentioned parameters. It appears that the BCF theory alone cannot explain the results, a counteracting mechanism has been introduced based on preferential arsenic desorption from the step edges.     

The equivalence problem

The equivalence problem is the problem of deciding whether two metric tensors are related by a coordinate transformation or not. I give a brief historical review of work done on this problem in Stockholm around 1980.     

Anionic polymerization of vinyl chloride

Anionic polymerization of vinyl chloride has been studied. Of the organometallic compounds tested as initiators, only butyllithium was found to initiate polymerization. Polymerization in bulk at 0°C and with tert-butyllithium as initiator gave poly(vinyl chloride) in a yield of 38% with M _n = 55,000. Tacticity of the anionic PVC was similar to that of conventional PVC prepared at similar temperatures. Anionic PVC was found to be less branched and more heat-stable than the conventional polymer.     

Advances in 14 MeV neutron activation analysis by means of a new intense neutron source

A new intense 14 MeV neutron generator with cylindrical acceleration structure has been put in operation at the GKSS Research Center Geesthacht. The sealed neutron tube is combined with a fast pneumatic rabbit system with particular capabilities for neutron activation analysis involving shortlived reaction products. The sample transfer time is less than 140 ms. The maximum neutron flux available for activation is 5.2·10¹⁰ n/cm²s. Theoretical sensitivity predictions made in a previous study have been verified for some important trace elements. As a first application, samples of freeze-dried suspended matter and fishes of the Elbe river were analyzed.     

Stereochemie von Metallocenen, 17. Mitt.: Darstellung und optische Rotationsdispersion von optisch aktiven Halogen-methylcymantrenen

Zusammenfassung Die optisch aktiven Methylcymantren-- und--carbonsäuren bekannter Absolutkonfiguration wurden auf dem Weg: COClCON₃NH₂Hal in die entsprechenden Chlor-, Brom- und Jod-methylcymantrene umgewandelt, und dieORD der genannten Verbindungen sowie die Drehungen der Methylcymantrenylisocyanate (dargestellt aus den Aziden) gemessen. In den Halogen-methylcymantrenen liegen optisch aktive Metallocene vor, bei denen der Beitrag zur Drehung nur aus der Atomchiralität stammen kann, während bei den anderen Methylcymantrenderivaten auch die Konformationschiralität einen Beitrag leistet. Entsprechend sind die [M]_D-Werte der Halogen-methylcymantrene proportional den Polarisierbarkeiten von Hal. DieNMR-Daten der neuen Cymantrenderivate werden mitgeteilt und kurz diskutiert.

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The optically active methylcymantrene-- and--carboxylic acids of known absolute configuration were converted into the corresponding chloro, bromo and iodo methylcymantrenesvia their chlorides, azides and amines. TheORD of these cymantrene derivatives as well as the rotations of methylcymantrenyl isocyanates (prepared from the azides) are reported. The halogen methylcymantrenes represent optically active metallocenes, in which the contribution to the optical rotations originates only from atomic chirality, whilst in the case of the other methylcymantrene derivatives the conformational chirality also contributes. Correspondingly, the [M]_D values of the halogen methylcymantrenes are proportional to the polarizibilities of Hal. TheNMR data of the new cymantrene derivatives are reported and briefly discussed.

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16. Mitt.:H. Falk undK. Schlögl, Mh. Chem.99, 578 (1968).

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a) 3. Mitt.:Heike Gowal undK. Schlögl, Mh. Chem.99, 267 (1968); b) 2. Mitt.:Heike Gowal undK. Schlögl, Mh. Chem.98, 2302 (1967); c) 1. Mitt.:S. G. Cottis, H. Falk undK. Schlögl, Tetrahedron Letters [London]1965, 2857.     

Determination of stability constants of chelate complexes: Part II. Applications

The proposed simplified method for calculating the stability constants of chelate complexes from pH and pM measurements (Part I) is applied to two systems. On the basis of data reported by Österberg, the stability constants of copper o-phosphorylserylglutamic acid are calculated and good agreement is achieved. In addition, the stability constants of the mononuclear, binuclear and trinuclear silver complexes of TTHA (triethylenetetraminehexaacetic acid) were calculated from potentiometric pAg data. These calculations yielded the following values of the cumulative constants: log β_AgL=8.7, log β_AgHL= 17.6, log β_AgH2L= 23.8, log β_Ag2L= 14.0, log β_Ag2HL = 20.5, log β_Ag2H2L = 25.6, log β_Ag2L =17.0.