Local orientation of chains at crystal/amorphous interfaces buried in isotactic polypropylene thin films

Kawaguchi, Daisuke; Yamamoto, Kentaro; Abe, Tatsuki; Jiang, Naisheng; Koga, Tadanori; Yamamoto, Satoru; Tanaka, Keiji

doi:10.1039/d1cp03959h

Local orientation of chains at crystal/amorphous interfaces buried in isotactic polypropylene thin films

Journal Article · Tue Oct 05 00:00:00 EDT 2021 · Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. PCCP

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/d1cp03959h· OSTI ID:1982190

^[1]; Yamamoto, Kentaro ^[1]; Abe, Tatsuki ^[1]; Jiang, Naisheng ^[2]; ^[2]; ^[1]; ^[1]

Kyushu University, Fukuoka (Japan)
Stony Brook University, NY (United States)

A better understanding of the aggregation states of polymer chains in thin films is of pivotal importance for developing thin film polymer devices in addition to its inherent scientific interest. Here we report the preferential orientation of the crystalline lamellae for isotactic polypropylene (iPP) in spin-coated films by grazing incidence of wide-angle X-ray diffraction in conjunction with sum frequency generation vibrational spectroscopy, which provides information on the local conformation of chains at crystal/amorphous interfaces buried in a thin film. The crystalline orientation of iPP, which formed cross-hatched lamellae induced by lamellar branching, altered from a mixture of edge-on and face-on mother lamellae to preferential face-on mother lamellae with decreasing thickness. Here, the orientation of methyl groups at the crystal/amorphous interfaces in the interior region of the iPP films changed, accompanied by a change in the lamellar orientation.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities (SUF)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012704; AC02-98CH10886

OSTI ID:: 1982190

Journal Information:: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. PCCP, Journal Name: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. PCCP Journal Issue: 41 Vol. 23; ISSN 1463-9076; ISSN PPCPFQ

Publisher:: Royal Society of ChemistryCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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