Abstract
This work has studied crystallization in electric fields of a semiflexible polymer containing poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) segments. Electric (E) stimuli were found to either suppress or enhance PET crystallization depending on E-field strength. Over a relatively narrow field range the effect changes from suppression to enhancement of crystallinity. It is suggested that either inter-chain cooperative phenomena or electromechanical effects in the context of nucleation and/or growth may be affecting crystallization. For example, electrical alignment of rigid (mesogenic) segments in the copolymer structure leading to distension of the crystallizable and more flexible PET segments.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 682-688 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Polymer |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 1985 |
Keywords
- crystallization
- electric fields
- electromechanical)
- poly(ethylene terephthalate)
- semiflexible
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Organic Chemistry
- Polymers and Plastics
- Materials Chemistry