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Real-time neutron scattering study of transient phases in polymer crystallization

  • Xiangbing Zeng
  • , Goran Ungar
  • , Stephen J. Spells
  • , Stephen M. King
  • University of Sheffield
  • Sheffield Hallam University
  • Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

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Abstract

The mapping of the transient phases in polymer crystallization were studied using small-angle neutron and X-ray scattering (SANS and SAXS). Polymer crystallization is a highly nonequilibrium process and is often accompanied by the appearance of transient forms and solid-state transformations. SAXS data with a reasonable signal-to-noise ratio can be collected in subsecond frames using synchrotron radiation sources. It was observed that SANS data of similar signal-to-noise ratio take hours to collect and this makes real-time SAXS suitable for studies of the crystallization process in polymers and other materials.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7201-7204
Number of pages4
JournalMacromolecules
Volume38
Issue number17
DOIs
StatePublished - 23 Aug 2005
Externally publishedYes

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