Nanostructure control for tuning the glass transition temperature of polystyrene by 100 K: Blends and multilayer films

Soyoung Kim, Connie B. Roth, Rodney D. Priestley, Robert W. Sandoval, Michelle M. Mok, John M. Torkelson

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Abstract

The glass transition temperature (Tg) of an ultrathin polystyrene (PS) layer within a multilayer film geometry was analyzed by using a fluorescence technique; the Tgs of PS layers were tuned over 100 K by varying the species and thickness of the neighboring polymer layer. Similar Tg perturbations were observed for the first time in poly(styrene-block-4- vinylpyridine)/poly(4-vinylpyridine) (P4VP) blends. The Tg of the styrene block nanodomains increased by ∼40 K by reducing the styrene block composition within the blends. This study suggests a novel route to create new material properties controlled by the polymer type and nanoconfined dimension in multilayer films and nanostructured blends.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication68th Annual Technical Conference of the Society of Plastics Engineers 2010, ANTEC 2010
Pages58-64
Number of pages7
StatePublished - 2010
Event68th Annual Technical Conference of the Society of Plastics Engineers 2010, ANTEC 2010 - Orlando, FL, United States
Duration: May 16 2010May 20 2010

Publication series

NameAnnual Technical Conference - ANTEC, Conference Proceedings
Volume1

Other

Other68th Annual Technical Conference of the Society of Plastics Engineers 2010, ANTEC 2010
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityOrlando, FL
Period5/16/105/20/10

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Chemical Engineering
  • Polymers and Plastics

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