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Synchrotron X-ray-analyzed inner structure of polyethylene spherulites and atomistic simulation of a trigger of the lamellar twisting phenomenon. Polym J 2022. [DOI: 10.1038/s41428-022-00710-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Odarchenko Y, Rosenthal M, Hernandez JJ, Doblas D, Di Cola E, Soloviev M, Ivanov DA. Assessing Fast Structure Formation Processes in Isotactic Polypropylene with a Combination of Nanofocus X-ray Diffraction and In Situ Nanocalorimetry. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 11:2652. [PMID: 34685096 PMCID: PMC8541291 DOI: 10.3390/nano11102652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2021] [Revised: 10/02/2021] [Accepted: 10/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
A combination of in situ nanocalorimetry with simultaneous nanofocus 2D Wide-Angle X-ray Scattering (WAXS) was used to study polymorphic behaviour and structure formation in a single micro-drop of isotactic polypropylene (iPP) with defined thermal history. We were able to generate, detect, and characterize a number of different iPP morphologies using our custom-built ultrafast chip-based nanocalorimetry instrument designed for use with the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) high intensity nanofocus X-ray beamline facility. The detected iPP morphologies included monoclinic alpha-phase crystals, mesophase, and mixed morphologies with different mesophase/crystalline compositional ratios. Monoclinic crystals formed from the mesophase became unstable at heating rates above 40 K s-1 and showed melting temperatures as low as ~30 K below those measured for iPP crystals formed by slow cooling. We also studied the real-time melt crystallization of nanogram-sized iPP samples. Our analysis revealed a mesophase nucleation time of around 1 s and the co-existence of mesophase and growing disordered crystals at high supercooling ≤328 K. The further increase of the iPP crystallization temperature to 338 K changed nucleation from homogeneous to heterogeneous. No mesophase was detected above 348 K. Low supercooling (≥378 K) led to the continuous growth of the alpha-phase crystals. In conclusion, we have, for the first time, measured the mesophase nucleation time of supercooled iPP melted under isothermal crystallization conditions using a dedicated experimental setup designed to allow simultaneous ultrafast chip-based nanocalorimetry and nanofocus X-ray diffraction analyses. We also provided experimental evidence that upon heating, the mesophase converts directly into thermodynamically stable monoclinic alpha-phase crystals via perfection and reorganization and not via partial melting. The complex phase behaviour of iPP and its dependence on both crystallization temperature and time is presented here using a time-temperature-transformation (TTT) diagram.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yaroslav Odarchenko
- Institut de Sciences des Matériaux de Mulhouse-IS2M, CNRS UMR 7361, Jean Starcky, 15, F-68057 Mulhouse, France; (Y.O.); (J.J.H.); (D.D.)
- Department of Biological Sciences, Royal Holloway University of London, Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX, UK
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- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), 38043 Grenoble, France;
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- Institut de Sciences des Matériaux de Mulhouse-IS2M, CNRS UMR 7361, Jean Starcky, 15, F-68057 Mulhouse, France; (Y.O.); (J.J.H.); (D.D.)
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- Institut de Sciences des Matériaux de Mulhouse-IS2M, CNRS UMR 7361, Jean Starcky, 15, F-68057 Mulhouse, France; (Y.O.); (J.J.H.); (D.D.)
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- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), 38043 Grenoble, France;
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Royal Holloway University of London, Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX, UK
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- Institut de Sciences des Matériaux de Mulhouse-IS2M, CNRS UMR 7361, Jean Starcky, 15, F-68057 Mulhouse, France; (Y.O.); (J.J.H.); (D.D.)
- Faculty of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU), 1 Leninskie Gory, 119991 Moscow, Russia
- Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 142432 Chernogolovka, Russia
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Wang W, Wang B, Looijmans SF, Carmeli E, Rosenthal M, Liu G, Cavallo D. Epitaxy in Polybutene-1 Form II-on-Form I Cross-Nucleation Revealed by Nanofocused X-ray Diffraction on Ad Hoc Morphology. Macromolecules 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c01797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Wei Wang
- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Genoa, Via Dodecaneso 31, Genova 16146, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Genoa, Via Dodecaneso 31, Genova 16146, Italy
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- Polymer Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology,
P.O. Box 513, Eindhoven MB 5600, The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Genoa, Via Dodecaneso 31, Genova 16146, Italy
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- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), Avenue des Martyrs 71, CS 40220, Grenoble Cedex 9 38000, France
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Engineering Plastics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Genoa, Via Dodecaneso 31, Genova 16146, Italy
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Litvinov V, Deblieck R, Clair C, Van den fonteyne W, Lallam A, Kleppinger R, Ivanov DA, Ries ME, Boerakker M. Molecular Structure, Phase Composition, Melting Behavior, and Chain Entanglements in the Amorphous Phase of High-Density Polyethylenes. Macromolecules 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c00956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Victor Litvinov
- V.Lit.Consult, Gozewijnstraat 4, 6191WV Beek, The Netherlands
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- SABIC, Technology and Innovation, 6167 RD Geleen, The Netherlands
- DSM Materials Science Center B.V., 6167 RD Geleen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratoire de Physique et Mécanique Textiles, F-68093 Mulhouse Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire de Physique et Mécanique Textiles, F-68093 Mulhouse Cedex, France
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- SABIC, Technology and Innovation, 6167 RD Geleen, The Netherlands
- DSM Materials Science Center B.V., 6167 RD Geleen, The Netherlands
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- Institut de Sciences des Matériaux de Mulhouse-IS2M, CNRS UMR 7361, F-68057 Mulhouse, France
- Lomonosov Moscow State University, GSP-1, Leninskie Gory, 119991 Moscow, Russian Federation
- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University), Institutskiy per. 9, Dolgoprudny 141700, Russian Federation
- Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka, Moscow region 142432, Russian Federation
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- School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K
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- SABIC, Technology and Innovation, 6167 RD Geleen, The Netherlands
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Lotz B, Cheng SZD, Li CY. Structure of Negative Spherulites of Even–Even Polyamides. Introducing a Complex Multicomponent Spherulite Architecture. Macromolecules 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.8b00915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- B. Lotz
- Institut Charles Sadron (CNRS and Université
de Strasbourg), 23, Rue du Loess, 67034 Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Polymer Science, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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Lotz B, Miyoshi T, Cheng SZD. 50th Anniversary Perspective: Polymer Crystals and Crystallization: Personal Journeys in a Challenging Research Field. Macromolecules 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.7b00907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Bernard Lotz
- Institut Charles
Sadron (CNRS − Université de Strasbourg), 23, Rue du Lœss, 67034 Strasbourg, France
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- Department
of Polymer Science, College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325, United States
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- Department
of Polymer Science, College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325, United States
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Odarchenko YI, Anokhin DV, Doblas D, Rosenthal M, Hernandez JJ, Vidal L, Sijbrandi NJ, Kimenai AJ, Mes EPC, Broos R, Bar G, Dijkstra PJ, Feijen J, Soloviev M, Ivanov DA. Primary Chemical Sequence Ultimately Determines Crystal Thickness in Segmented All-Aliphatic Copolymers. Macromolecules 2014. [DOI: 10.1021/ma501545b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Yaroslav I. Odarchenko
- Institut
de Sciences des Matériaux de Mulhouse-IS2M, CNRS UMR 7361, 15 Jean
Starcky, 68057 Mulhouse, France
- School
of Biological Sciences, Royal Holloway University of London, London TW20 0EX, United Kingdom
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- Faculty
of Fundamental Physical and Chemical Engineering, Moscow State University, GSP-1, Leninskie
Gory, 119991 Moscow, Russia
- Institute
for Problems of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Semenov Prospect 1, Chernogolovka, Moscow Region, 142432, Russia
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- Institut
de Sciences des Matériaux de Mulhouse-IS2M, CNRS UMR 7361, 15 Jean
Starcky, 68057 Mulhouse, France
- Institut
Franco-Allemand de Recherches de Saint-Louis, Laboratoire des Nanomatériaux
pour les Systèmes Sous Sollicitations Extrêmes UMR3208, ISL/CNRS, 5 rue du Général Cassagnou, Saint-Louis 68301, France
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- Faculty
of Fundamental Physical and Chemical Engineering, Moscow State University, GSP-1, Leninskie
Gory, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Institut
de Sciences des Matériaux de Mulhouse-IS2M, CNRS UMR 7361, 15 Jean
Starcky, 68057 Mulhouse, France
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- Institut
de Sciences des Matériaux de Mulhouse-IS2M, CNRS UMR 7361, 15 Jean
Starcky, 68057 Mulhouse, France
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- Department
of Polymer Chemistry and Biomaterials, MIRA Institute for Biomedical
Technology and Technical Medicine, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente,
P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Core R&D, DOW Benelux BV, P.O. Box 48, 4530 AA Terneuzen, The Netherlands
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- Core R&D, DOW Benelux BV, P.O. Box 48, 4530 AA Terneuzen, The Netherlands
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- Core R&D, DOW Benelux BV, P.O. Box 48, 4530 AA Terneuzen, The Netherlands
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- DowOlefinverbund
GmbH, PF 1163, D-06258 Schkopau, Germany
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- Department
of Polymer Chemistry and Biomaterials, MIRA Institute for Biomedical
Technology and Technical Medicine, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente,
P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Polymer Chemistry and Biomaterials, MIRA Institute for Biomedical
Technology and Technical Medicine, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente,
P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- School
of Biological Sciences, Royal Holloway University of London, London TW20 0EX, United Kingdom
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- Institut
de Sciences des Matériaux de Mulhouse-IS2M, CNRS UMR 7361, 15 Jean
Starcky, 68057 Mulhouse, France
- Faculty
of Fundamental Physical and Chemical Engineering, Moscow State University, GSP-1, Leninskie
Gory, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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Shtukenberg AG, Punin YO, Gujral A, Kahr B. Wachstumsinduziertes Biegen und Verwinden von Einkristallen. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201301223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Shtukenberg AG, Punin YO, Gujral A, Kahr B. Growth actuated bending and twisting of single crystals. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014; 53:672-99. [PMID: 24382661 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201301223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 152] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Abstract
Crystals of a variety of substances including elements, minerals, simple salts, organic molecular crystals, and high polymers forgo long-range translational order by twisting and bending as they grow. These deviations have been observed in crystals ranging in size from nanometers to centimeters. How and why so many materials choose dramatic non-crystallographic distortions is analyzed, with an emphasis on crystal chemistries that give rise to stresses operating either on surfaces of crystallites or within the bulk.
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- Alexander G Shtukenberg
- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Design Institute, New York University, 100 Washington Square East, Room 1001, New York City, NY 10003 (USA).
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Rosenthal M, Li L, Hernandez JJ, Zhu X, Ivanov DA, Möller M. A Diacetylene-Containing Wedge-Shaped Compound: Synthesis, Morphology, and Photopolymerization. Chemistry 2013; 19:4300-7. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201203240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2012] [Revised: 12/05/2012] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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