1. Effect of Systematic Hydrogenation on the Phase Behavior and Nanostructural Dimensions of Block Copolymers
- Author
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Steven D. Smith, Michael Matthew Satkowski, Justin J. Ryan, Arman Ashraf, and Richard J. Spontak
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Yield (engineering) ,Nanostructure ,Materials science ,Scattering ,Transition temperature ,02 engineering and technology ,Atmospheric temperature range ,010402 general chemistry ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,01 natural sciences ,0104 chemical sciences ,Chemical engineering ,Phase (matter) ,Copolymer ,General Materials Science ,Thermoplastic elastomer ,0210 nano-technology - Abstract
Unsaturated polydienes are frequently hydrogenated to yield polyolefins that are more chemically stable. Here, the effects of partial hydrogenation on the phase behavior and nanostructure of polyisoprene-containing block copolymers are investigated. To ensure access to the order–disorder transition temperature (TODT) over a wide temperature range, we examine copolymers with at least one random block. Dynamic rheological and scattering measurements indicate that TODT increases linearly with increasing hydrogenation. Small-angle scattering reveals that the temperature-dependence of the Flory–Huggins parameter changes and the microdomain period increases, while the interfacial thickness decreases. The influence of hydrogenation becomes less pronounced in more constrained multiblock copolymers.
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- 2018