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Polymorphic Transition of Pre-oriented Polybutene-1 under Tensile Deformation: In Situ FTIR Study

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Deformation-induced phase transition of Form II to Form I in polybutene-1 (PB-1) has been investigated by time-resolved Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy over a wide temperature range from 25 °C to 105 °C. The initial film sample containing orientated lamellae is prepared by pre-stretching of PB-1 melt followed by solidification. This is to realize a homogeneity of subsequent deformation at the mesoscale of lamellar stacks by avoiding large-scale spherulites. The deformation induced phase transition is recognized to occur with two stages: first, Form II undergoes the lamellar fragmentation, slipping or local melting after yielding to activate its transition to Form I, which may be realized by releasing the restrictions on chains translational movements in crystalline phase; second, the phase transition proceeds with a continuous dissipation of external work and determines the tensile mechanical response of film. To quantify the relationship between crystalline transition of Form II to Form I and external tensile field, a simple kinetic equation is well established based on FTIR measurement. The equation can describe not only the dependence of crystal transitional degree on applied specific work, but also the retardation effect of elevating temperature on phase transition.

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51803189 and 51503186) and the Postdoctoral Science Foundation of China (No. 2018M630832).

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    Zhen Zhang, Xin Chen, Chuang Zhang, Chun-Tai Liu & Zhen Wang

  2. National Center for International Research of Micro-nano Molding Technology & Key Laboratory for Micro Molding Technology of Henan Province, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China

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Zhang, Z., Chen, X., Zhang, C. et al. Polymorphic Transition of Pre-oriented Polybutene-1 under Tensile Deformation: In Situ FTIR Study. Chin J Polym Sci 38, 888–897 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10118-020-2409-7

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