{"title":"Polymer dynamics at low molecular weight of poly(butylene oxide) star polymers.","authors":"Karin J Bichler, Bruno Jakobi, Gerald J Schneider","doi":"10.1039/d4sm01179a","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Star polymers are an interesting class of polymers to study based on their shape and dynamics. We use complementary techniques to study the polymer dynamics of star polymers with shorter side chains and compare them with linear counterparts. Using dielectric spectroscopy and rheology allows the extraction of the critical molecular weight using two different approaches. Furthermore, the reduction of the dielectric normal mode relaxation time shows a temperature as well as molecular weight dependent factor. Based on our dielectric spectroscopy results and taking as the limiting case based on theory, a temperature of <i>T</i> = 201.5 K is required which translates into a corresponding factor of for low molecular weight, <i>i.e.</i>, <i>M</i><sub>w</sub> < <i>M</i><sub>c</sub>. Fast field cycling NMR together with rheology allowed us to conclude that both techniques track the dynamics of the entire star polymer rather than the dynamics of single arm like dielectric spectroscopy. This is especially seen as the dynamic moduli of linPBO8.5 and starPBO3.7 overlap and therefore have the same relaxation time.</p>","PeriodicalId":103,"journal":{"name":"Soft Matter","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9000,"publicationDate":"2025-02-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Soft Matter","FirstCategoryId":"92","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4sm01179a","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Star polymers are an interesting class of polymers to study based on their shape and dynamics. We use complementary techniques to study the polymer dynamics of star polymers with shorter side chains and compare them with linear counterparts. Using dielectric spectroscopy and rheology allows the extraction of the critical molecular weight using two different approaches. Furthermore, the reduction of the dielectric normal mode relaxation time shows a temperature as well as molecular weight dependent factor. Based on our dielectric spectroscopy results and taking as the limiting case based on theory, a temperature of T = 201.5 K is required which translates into a corresponding factor of for low molecular weight, i.e., Mw < Mc. Fast field cycling NMR together with rheology allowed us to conclude that both techniques track the dynamics of the entire star polymer rather than the dynamics of single arm like dielectric spectroscopy. This is especially seen as the dynamic moduli of linPBO8.5 and starPBO3.7 overlap and therefore have the same relaxation time.
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Soft Matter is an international journal published by the Royal Society of Chemistry using Engineering-Materials Science: A Synthesis as its research focus. It publishes original research articles, review articles, and synthesis articles related to this field, reporting the latest discoveries in the relevant theoretical, practical, and applied disciplines in a timely manner, and aims to promote the rapid exchange of scientific information in this subject area. The journal is an open access journal. The journal is an open access journal and has not been placed on the alert list in the last three years.
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