Glass-to-Rubber Transition of Polymer Thin Films and Their Surface Dynamical Properties
来源期刊：材料科学与工程学报2000年增刊第2期
论文作者：Xudong Xiao X.P.Wang Ophelia K.C.Tsui H.F.Zhang
摘 要：Glass-to-rubber transition temperature, Tg' of polystyrene(PS) (Mw=500K, Mw/Mn=1.03)thin films (thickness, d= 100 to 2000 A) deposited on Si with native oxide was determined by variable angle spectroscopic ellipsometry(VASE. We observed that the Tg of the polymer films decreased monotonically as the film thickness was decreased. It had previously been proposed that this was due to a highly mobile surface rubbery layer that existed even well below Tg' We used atomic force microscopic(AFM)adhesion measurement as a direct probe to investigate the surface dynamical properties of the PS samples and a thin film ofpoly(tert-butyl acrylate) (PtBA) (Mw= 148K, Mw/Mn=17, and Tg bullk=50℃). By comparing the AFM results and those obtained from shear modulus measurements of a bulk sample, we found no enhancement in the molecular relaxation at the free surface of these samples.
Xudong Xiao1，X.P.Wang1，Ophelia K.C.Tsui1，H.F.Zhang1
(1.Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong)
摘要: Glass-to-rubber transition temperature, Tg'' of polystyrene(PS) (Mw=500K, Mw/Mn=1.03)thin films (thickness, d= 100 to 2000 A) deposited on Si with native oxide was determined by variable angle spectroscopic ellipsometry(VASE. We observed that the Tg of the polymer films decreased monotonically as the film thickness was decreased. It had previously been proposed that this was due to a highly mobile surface rubbery layer that existed even well below Tg'' We used atomic force microscopic(AFM)adhesion measurement as a direct probe to investigate the surface dynamical properties of the PS samples and a thin film ofpoly(tert-butyl acrylate) (PtBA) (Mw= 148K, Mw/Mn=17, and Tg bullk=50℃). By comparing the AFM results and those obtained from shear modulus measurements of a bulk sample, we found no enhancement in the molecular relaxation at the free surface of these samples.
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