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CPP: Fachverband Chemische Physik und Polymerphysik
CPP 21: Polymer dynamics
CPP 21.7: Vortrag
Dienstag, 17. März 2015, 11:00–11:15, C 264
Chain Dynamics near the Unentangled-Entangled Transition — •Herwin Jerome Unidad1, Michaela Zamponi1, Oxana Ivanova1, Lutz Willner2, Wim Pyckhout-Hintzen2, Andreas Wischnewski2, Dieter Richter1,2, and Lewis Fetters3 — 1JCNS, Outstation at MLZ, Forschungszentrum Juelich, Garching, Germany — 2JJCNS-1/ICS-1, Forschungszentrum Juelich, Juelich, Germany — 3Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
It is well-known that the transition between unentangled to entangled dynamics occurs at a critical molecular weight (Mc), typically assumed to be twice the entanglement molecular weight (Me). Recently, we have reiterated a previous finding that the ratio between Mc and Me doesn't assume a universal value of 2 for all polymer melts but in fact shows a dependence on the packing length (p). Not withstanding, the physical picture behind the independent existence of Me and Mc remains unclear.
Here, we reinvestigate the problem by probing the microscopic dynamics of polybutadiene melts near the transition by neutron spin echo spectroscopy. We analyze the dynamic structure factor within the framework of the Rouse model with modified mode spectrum. We find that suppression of long-wavelength modes in the spectra already occurs for melts with molecular weight above Me, even if they are still below Mc. We rationalize these results based on earlier ideas on entanglement formation. We also apply this framework in confronting our viscosity data for various polymers.