Dynamics gradient of polymer chains near a solid interface

HK Nguyen, S Sugimoto, A Konomi, M Inutsuka… - ACS Macro …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The relaxation dynamics of polyisoprene (PI) and nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) chains at
the SiO2 interface were directly probed as a function of distance from the SiO2 surface using …

Relaxation dynamics of nanoparticle-tethered polymer chains

SA Kim, R Mangal, LA Archer - Macromolecules, 2015 - ACS Publications
Relaxation dynamics of nanoparticle-tethered cis-1, 4-polyisoprene (PI) are investigated
using dielectric spectroscopy and rheometry. A model system composed of polymer chains …

Depth-resolved local conformation and thermal relaxation of polystyrene near substrate interface

HK Nguyen, M Inutsuka, D Kawaguchi… - The Journal of Chemical …, 2017 - pubs.aip.org
By means of sum-frequency generation spectroscopy, we report a depth-resolved
measurement of the local conformation and chain relaxation of polystyrene (hPS) located at …

Confinement-induced relaxation process in thin films of cis-polyisoprene

A Serghei, F Kremer - Physical review letters, 2003 - APS
Broadband dielectric spectroscopy is employed to investigate the molecular dynamics of cis-
1, 4-polyisoprene (PI) in thin layers down to thicknesses comparable with the chain …

Reorientation kinetics of local conformation of polyisoprene at substrate interface

S Sugimoto, M Inutsuka, D Kawaguchi… - ACS Macro …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The performance of a polymer composite material, in which inorganic fillers are dispersed, is
closely related to the aggregation states and dynamics of polymer chains at the interface …

Morphology, molecular dynamics, and interfacial phenomena in systems based on silica modified by grafting polydimethylsiloxane chains and physically adsorbed …

PA Klonos, OV Goncharuk, EM Pakhlov… - …, 2019 - ACS Publications
This study deals with effects on structure, molecular mobility, and interfacial polymer–
nanoparticles (NPs), arising from modification of silica NPs by grafting of small …

Local conformation and relaxation of polystyrene at substrate interface

H Tsuruta, Y Fujii, N Kai, H Kataoka, T Ishizone… - …, 2012 - ACS Publications
The local conformation of polymer chains in a film at a substrate interface was examined by
sum-frequency generation spectroscopy. When a polystyrene (PS) film was prepared on a …

Direct mapping of nanoscale viscoelastic dynamics at nanofiller/polymer interfaces

HK Nguyen, X Liang, M Ito, K Nakajima - Macromolecules, 2018 - ACS Publications
The mobility gradient of polymer chains near a solid interface plays an important role in
explaining a complex behavior of relaxation dynamics and thermodynamic properties …

Conformational Relaxation of Poly(styrene-co-butadiene) Chains at Substrate Interface in Spin-Coated and Solvent-Cast Films

B Zuo, M Inutsuka, D Kawaguchi, X Wang… - …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The local conformation of poly (styrene-co-butadiene) rubber (SBR) chains in direct contact
with a quartz substrate was examined by interface-sensitive sum-frequency generation …

Wetting and chain packing across interfacial zones affect distribution of relaxations in polymer and polymer-grafted nanocomposites

EU Mapesa, DP Street, MF Heres, SM Kilbey… - …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Polymers exhibit deviations from their bulk physical properties in the vicinity of solid
interfaces due to changes in configurations, entanglements, and relaxation dynamics at the …