Stress-induced Solid-Solid Crystal Transition in <italic style="font-style: italic">Trans</italic>-1,4-polyisoprene

Chun-Bo Zhang; Lei Wang; Bo Yang; Hui Zhao; Guo-Ming Liu; Du-Jin Wang

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Stress-induced Solid-Solid Crystal Transition in Trans-1,4-polyisoprene

RESEARCH ARTICLE | Updated：2022-03-23

- Stress-induced Solid-Solid Crystal Transition in Trans-1,4-polyisoprene
- Chinese Journal of Polymer Science Vol. 40, Issue 3, Pages: 256-265(2022)
- Affiliations：
  
  a.Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
  b.CAS Key Laboratory of Engineering Plastics, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
  c.University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  d.School of Materials Science & Engineering, Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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  gmliu@iccas.ac.cn
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- DOI：10.1007/s10118-022-2659-7
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- Received：27 September 2021，
  
  Revised：2021-10-26，
  
  Accepted：28 October 2021，
  
  Online First：11 January 2022，
  
  Published：01 March 2022
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Zhang, C. B.; Wang, L.; Yang, B.; Zhao, H.; Liu, G. M.; Wang, D. J. Stress-induced solid-solid crystal transition in trans-1,4-polyisoprene. Chinese J. Polym. Sci. 2022, 40, 256–265

Chun-Bo Zhang, Lei Wang, Bo Yang, et al. Stress-induced Solid-Solid Crystal Transition in Trans-1,4-polyisoprene[J]. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, 2022, 40(3): 256-265. DOI: 10.1007/s10118-022-2659-7.
Zhang, C. B.; Wang, L.; Yang, B.; Zhao, H.; Liu, G. M.; Wang, D. J. Stress-induced solid-solid crystal transition in trans-1,4-polyisoprene. Chinese J. Polym. Sci. 2022, 40, 256–265 DOI： 10.1007/s10118-022-2659-7.

Chun-Bo Zhang, Lei Wang, Bo Yang, et al. Stress-induced Solid-Solid Crystal Transition in Trans-1,4-polyisoprene[J]. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, 2022, 40(3): 256-265. DOI: 10.1007/s10118-022-2659-7. DOI：

摘要

Abstract

The polymorphic transition of

trans

-1

4-polyisoprene (TPI) during stretching was investigated by

in situ

wide-angle X-ray diffraction and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The influences of the initial structure

stretching temperature

and strain rate on the contents of different crystal modifications (

) were explored. The results confirm that the

transition occurs during stretching of TPI that only contains

crystal (

-TPI). When the stress is relaxed

the

crystal formed during stretching remains

which indicates that the transition is irreversible. On the other hand

stretching of TPI that only contains

crystal (

-TPI) results in orientated

crystal. No

transition occurs during stretching. The different structures of stretched

-TPI and

-TPI exclude the previously proposed “melting-recrystallization mechanism”. The

transition depends significantly on temperature and strain rate

indicating the transition is governed both by thermodynamics and kinetics. Our results support a solid-solid transition mechanism rather than a melting-recrystallization mechanism. The irreversible nature of the transition is attributed to the metastability of the

phase in the unstretched state. Different from the “

phases” that appear in polymers with stress-induced reversible transitions

e.g.

poly(butylene terephthalate) and poly(butylene succinate)

the stability of

phase in TPI is high that can be long-lived. The strain rate dependence of

transition hinders the determination of critical stress for the transition. It further indicates that the local stress within the sample is more heterogeneous at higher strain rates.

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Stress-induced Solid-Solid Crystal Transition in Trans-1,4-polyisoprene

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