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Abstract
The effect of initial polymer concentration on the crystallization of a poly (vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF)/poly (methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) blend (mass ratio=70/30) prepared by solution casting was investigated. Confirming by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT‐IR), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and wide angle X‐ray scattering (WAXD), exclusively β phase was observed in the films regardless of initial polymer concentration. Surface film morphologies examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were found to be strongly dependent on the concentration. An increase of concentration resulted in a decrease of the spherulite size and a uniform distribution of PVDF spherulites owing to the fast formation of nuclei at high concentration. Correspondingly, the lateral crystal size and crystallinity of PVDF obtained from high concentration c (>10 wt.%) was less than those generated from low concentration (5–10 wt.%). This was mainly due to the reduced growth of PVDF crystals, which was caused by the increased solution viscosity and entanglement of the polymer chains with increase of concentration.
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Devoted to the publication of significant fundamental contributions to the physics of macromolecular solids and liquids, both synthetic and natural, this international journal publishes original research in all of the areas generally included in both polymer solid state and liquid physics. This authoritative journal contains papers reporting research in transition mechanisms and structure-property relationships, the physics of polymer solutions and melts, of glassy and rubbery amorphous solids, and the physics of individual polymer molecules.