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Title: Structure of Poly(dialkylsiloxane) Melts:  Comparisons of Wide-Angle X-ray Scattering, Molecular Dynamics Simulations, and Integral Equation Theory

Abstract

Here, wide-angle X-ray scattering, molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, and integral equation theory are used to study the structure of poly(diethylsiloxane) (PDES), poly(ethylmethylsiloxane) (PEMS), and poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) melts. The structure functions of PDES, PEMS, and PDMS are similar, but systematic trends in the intermolecular packing are observed. The local intramolecular structure is extracted from the experimental structure functions. The bond distances and bond angles obtained, including the large Si-O-Si angle, are in good agreement with the explicit atom (EA) and united atom (UA) potentials used in the simulations and theory and from other sources. Very good agreement is found between the MD simulations using the EA potentials and the experimental scattering results. Good agreement is also found between the polymer reference interaction site model (PRISM theory) and the UA MD simulations. The intermolecular structure is examined experimentally using an appropriately weighted radial distribution function and with theory and simulation using intermolecular site/site pair correlation functions. Finally, experiment, simulation, and theory show systematic increases in the chain/chain packing distances in the siloxanes as the number of sites in the pendant side chains is increased.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [4];  [5]
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  1. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
  2. Southern Illinois Univ., Carbondale, IL (United States). Department of Physics
  3. Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM (United States). Department of Chemical & Nuclear Engineering
  4. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
  5. CULGI Inc., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
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Research Org.:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division
OSTI Identifier:
1426951
Report Number(s):
SAND-2007-1575J
Journal ID: ISSN 0024-9297; 526854
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC04-94AL85000; AC05-00OR22725
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Macromolecules
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 40; Journal Issue: 19; Journal ID: ISSN 0024-9297
Publisher:
American Chemical Society
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

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Habenschuss, Anton, Tsige, Mesfin, Curro, John G., Grest, Gary S., and Nath, Shyamal K. Structure of Poly(dialkylsiloxane) Melts:  Comparisons of Wide-Angle X-ray Scattering, Molecular Dynamics Simulations, and Integral Equation Theory. United States: N. p., 2007. Web. doi:10.1021/ma0702290.
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Habenschuss, Anton, Tsige, Mesfin, Curro, John G., Grest, Gary S., & Nath, Shyamal K. Structure of Poly(dialkylsiloxane) Melts:  Comparisons of Wide-Angle X-ray Scattering, Molecular Dynamics Simulations, and Integral Equation Theory. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/ma0702290
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Habenschuss, Anton, Tsige, Mesfin, Curro, John G., Grest, Gary S., and Nath, Shyamal K. Tue . "Structure of Poly(dialkylsiloxane) Melts:  Comparisons of Wide-Angle X-ray Scattering, Molecular Dynamics Simulations, and Integral Equation Theory". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/ma0702290. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1426951.
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@article{osti_1426951,
title = {Structure of Poly(dialkylsiloxane) Melts:  Comparisons of Wide-Angle X-ray Scattering, Molecular Dynamics Simulations, and Integral Equation Theory},
author = {Habenschuss, Anton and Tsige, Mesfin and Curro, John G. and Grest, Gary S. and Nath, Shyamal K.},
abstractNote = {Here, wide-angle X-ray scattering, molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, and integral equation theory are used to study the structure of poly(diethylsiloxane) (PDES), poly(ethylmethylsiloxane) (PEMS), and poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) melts. The structure functions of PDES, PEMS, and PDMS are similar, but systematic trends in the intermolecular packing are observed. The local intramolecular structure is extracted from the experimental structure functions. The bond distances and bond angles obtained, including the large Si-O-Si angle, are in good agreement with the explicit atom (EA) and united atom (UA) potentials used in the simulations and theory and from other sources. Very good agreement is found between the MD simulations using the EA potentials and the experimental scattering results. Good agreement is also found between the polymer reference interaction site model (PRISM theory) and the UA MD simulations. The intermolecular structure is examined experimentally using an appropriately weighted radial distribution function and with theory and simulation using intermolecular site/site pair correlation functions. Finally, experiment, simulation, and theory show systematic increases in the chain/chain packing distances in the siloxanes as the number of sites in the pendant side chains is increased.},
doi = {10.1021/ma0702290},
journal = {Macromolecules},
number = 19,
volume = 40,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Aug 21 00:00:00 EDT 2007},
month = {Tue Aug 21 00:00:00 EDT 2007}
}
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