• 文献标题:   Chain Dynamics of Ultrahigh Molecular Weight Polyethylene Composites with Graphene Oxide Nanosheets
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   MARTINFABIANI I, DRAKOPOULOS SX, FORTE G, PREVOST S, HOFFMANN I, RONCA S
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  • 出版物名称:   ACS MACRO LETTERS
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  • 被引频次:   3
  • DOI:   10.1021/acsmacrolett.1c00007 EA MAR 2021
  • 出版年:   2021

▎ 摘  要

We investigate the melt chain dynamics of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) and its composites with graphene oxide (GO) nanosheets by means of neutron spin echo spectroscopy. For the GO concentrations explored, we observe hindered chain dynamics with respect to the pure UHMWPE. We propose a model where a fraction of the polymer is immobilized on top and at the bottom of GO sheets. This model enables us to provide a microscopic measurement of the adsorbed and free polymer fractions, as well as the thickness of the adsorbed layer. Our experiments provide experimental nanoscopic evidence of GO hindering entanglement formation in a polymer melt, a phenomenon that had been observed at the macroscale before via rheological measurements.