FORMATION OF MESOPHASE MONO-DOMAINS AND MICRO-STRUCTURES IN THIN FILMS OF A SERIES OF COPOLYETHERS CONTAINING BOTH ODD-NUMBERED METHYLENE UNITS*
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FORMATION OF MESOPHASE MONO-DOMAINS AND MICRO-STRUCTURES IN THIN FILMS OF A SERIES OF COPOLYETHERS CONTAINING BOTH ODD-NUMBERED METHYLENE UNITS*
FORMATION OF MESOPHASE MONO-DOMAINS AND MICRO-STRUCTURES IN THIN FILMS OF A SERIES OF COPOLYETHERS CONTAINING BOTH ODD-NUMBERED METHYLENE UNITS*
高分子科学(英文版)2001年19卷第4期 页码:391-397
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FORMATION OF MESOPHASE MONO-DOMAINS AND MICRO-STRUCTURES IN THIN FILMS OF A SERIES OF COPOLYETHERS CONTAINING BOTH ODD-NUMBERED METHYLENE UNITS*[J]. 高分子科学(英文版), 2001,19(4):391-397.
FORMATION OF MESOPHASE MONO-DOMAINS AND MICRO-STRUCTURES IN THIN FILMS OF A SERIES OF COPOLYETHERS CONTAINING BOTH ODD-NUMBERED METHYLENE UNITS*[J]. 2001, 19(4): 391-397.
FORMATION OF MESOPHASE MONO-DOMAINS AND MICRO-STRUCTURES IN THIN FILMS OF A SERIES OF COPOLYETHERS CONTAINING BOTH ODD-NUMBERED METHYLENE UNITS*[J]. 高分子科学(英文版), 2001,19(4):391-397.DOI:
FORMATION OF MESOPHASE MONO-DOMAINS AND MICRO-STRUCTURES IN THIN FILMS OF A SERIES OF COPOLYETHERS CONTAINING BOTH ODD-NUMBERED METHYLENE UNITS*[J]. 2001, 19(4): 391-397.DOI:
FORMATION OF MESOPHASE MONO-DOMAINS AND MICRO-STRUCTURES IN THIN FILMS OF A SERIES OF COPOLYETHERS CONTAINING BOTH ODD-NUMBERED METHYLENE UNITS*
The structural and morphological evolution of mono-domains in thin films has been investigated for a series ofliquid crystalline (LC) copolyethers. The copolyethers studied were synthesized by the reaction of 1-(4-hydroxy-4'-biphenylyl)-2 -(4-hydroxyl-phenyl)propane (TPP) with 1
7-dibromoheptane and 1
11-undecane at different compositions(coTPPs-7/11). In contrast to the solution-cast thin films without annealing
which exhibit the isotropic homogeneousmolecular orientation
mono-domains with a homeotropic alignment were found in coTPP-7/11(5/5) after the thin films were annealed in the high-temperature columnar phase(φ).Similar to the nucleation process in polymer crystallization
transmission electron microscopic observations show that small mono-domains appear in the initial stage of annealing
where molecules form a uniaxial in-plane chain orientation.With increasing annealing time
the molecular orientation gradually became tilted with respect to the substrate surface
and finally
a uniaxial homeotropic molecular orientation was achieved after a prolonged annealing time.The lateral size of mono-domains was found to increase continuously with annealing time and grew into a circular shape
indicating an isotropic lateral growth scheme which implies a hexagonal molecular packing proved by the electron diffraction experiments.
Abstract
The structural and morphological evolution of mono-domains in thin films has been investigated for a series ofliquid crystalline (LC) copolyethers. The copolyethers studied were synthesized by the reaction of 1-(4-hydroxy-4'-biphenylyl)-2 -(4-hydroxyl-phenyl)propane (TPP) with 1
7-dibromoheptane and 1
11-undecane at different compositions(coTPPs-7/11). In contrast to the solution-cast thin films without annealing
which exhibit the isotropic homogeneousmolecular orientation
mono-domains with a homeotropic alignment were found in coTPP-7/11(5/5) after the thin films were annealed in the high-temperature columnar phase(φ).Similar to the nucleation process in polymer crystallization
transmission electron microscopic observations show that small mono-domains appear in the initial stage of annealing
where molecules form a uniaxial in-plane chain orientation.With increasing annealing time
the molecular orientation gradually became tilted with respect to the substrate surface
and finally
a uniaxial homeotropic molecular orientation was achieved after a prolonged annealing time.The lateral size of mono-domains was found to increase continuously with annealing time and grew into a circular shape
indicating an isotropic lateral growth scheme which implies a hexagonal molecular packing proved by the electron diffraction experiments.
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