{"title":"Temperature Dependence of Structural Parameters of Thin Films of Polystyrene−Fullerene С60/С70 Nanocomposite According to Neutron Reflectometry Data","authors":"T. V. Tropin, M. V. Avdeev, V. L. Aksenov","doi":"10.1134/S1027451024700423","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p>The temperature dependences of the structural parameters of thin films of polystyrene–fullerene C<sub>60</sub>/C<sub>70</sub> nanocomposites with a low content of nanoparticles in the vicinity of the glass transition temperature of the polymer matrix were studied by specular neutron reflectometry in the range of 15–150°C. The obtained temperature dependences of film thickness were used to estimate the glass transition temperature of film composites. In the case of films with C<sub>60</sub> fullerene, the dependence had a standard form. The glass transition temperature of the composite film was found to decrease compared to the known value for the pure bulk polymer. In the case of films with C<sub>70</sub> fullerene, upon transition to high temperatures, a nonmonotonic dependence of the film thickness was observed, which hindered application of the general approach.</p>","PeriodicalId":671,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Surface Investigation: X-ray, Synchrotron and Neutron Techniques","volume":"18 4","pages":"765 - 769"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5000,"publicationDate":"2024-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Surface Investigation: X-ray, Synchrotron and Neutron Techniques","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://link.springer.com/article/10.1134/S1027451024700423","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"PHYSICS, CONDENSED MATTER","Score":null,"Total":0}
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The temperature dependences of the structural parameters of thin films of polystyrene–fullerene C60/C70 nanocomposites with a low content of nanoparticles in the vicinity of the glass transition temperature of the polymer matrix were studied by specular neutron reflectometry in the range of 15–150°C. The obtained temperature dependences of film thickness were used to estimate the glass transition temperature of film composites. In the case of films with C60 fullerene, the dependence had a standard form. The glass transition temperature of the composite film was found to decrease compared to the known value for the pure bulk polymer. In the case of films with C70 fullerene, upon transition to high temperatures, a nonmonotonic dependence of the film thickness was observed, which hindered application of the general approach.
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Journal of Surface Investigation: X-ray, Synchrotron and Neutron Techniques publishes original articles on the topical problems of solid-state physics, materials science, experimental techniques, condensed media, nanostructures, surfaces of thin films, and phase boundaries: geometric and energetical structures of surfaces, the methods of computer simulations; physical and chemical properties and their changes upon radiation and other treatments; the methods of studies of films and surface layers of crystals (XRD, XPS, synchrotron radiation, neutron and electron diffraction, electron microscopic, scanning tunneling microscopic, atomic force microscopic studies, and other methods that provide data on the surfaces and thin films). Articles related to the methods and technics of structure studies are the focus of the journal. The journal accepts manuscripts of regular articles and reviews in English or Russian language from authors of all countries. All manuscripts are peer-reviewed.