Chain dynamics and nanoparticle motion in attractive polymer nanocomposites subjected to large deformations

Senses, Erkan; Tyagi, Madhusudan; Natarajan, Bharath; Narayanan, Suresh; Faraone, Antonio

doi:10.1039/C7SM01009E

Chain dynamics and nanoparticle motion in attractive polymer nanocomposites subjected to large deformations

Journal Article · Thu Sep 28 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · Soft Matter

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/C7SM01009E· OSTI ID:1427470

^[1]; Tyagi, Madhusudan ^[1]; Natarajan, Bharath ^[2]; Narayanan, Suresh ^[3]; Faraone, Antonio ^[4]

National Inst. of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD (United States). Center for Neutron Research; Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD (United States)
National Inst. of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD (United States)
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
National Inst. of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD (United States). Center for Neutron Research

The effect of large deformation on the chain dynamics in attractive polymer nanocomposites was investigated using neutron scattering techniques. Quasielastic neutron backscattering measurements reveal a substantial reduction of polymer mobility in the presence of attractive, well-dispersed nanoparticles. Additionally, large deformations are observed to cause a further slowing down of the Rouse rates at high particle loadings, where the interparticle spacings are slightly smaller than the chain dimensions, i.e. in the strongly confined state. No noticeable change, however, was observed for a lightly confined system. The reptation tube diameter, measured by neutron spin echo, remained unchanged after shear, suggesting that the level of chain-chain entanglements is not significantly affected. The shearinduced changes in the interparticle bridging reflects on the slow nanoparticle motion measured by X-ray photon correlation spectroscopy. These results provide a first step for understanding how large shear can significantly affect the segmental motion in nanocomposites and open up new opportunities for designing mechanically responsive soft materials.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE Office of Science

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1427470

Journal Information:: Soft Matter, Journal Name: Soft Matter Journal Issue: 43 Vol. 13; ISSN SMOABF; ISSN 1744-683X

Publisher:: Royal Society of ChemistryCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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