Segmental relaxation of sequence defined polymers

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Abstract

The dynamical behavior of sequence defined polymers, P(CnEG4), was studied using dielectric spectroscopy showing one segmental relaxation in addition to a secondary relaxation. In case of segmental relaxation, the relaxation times strongly depend on the molecular weight at low temperatures, while at higher temperatures, unlike to linear homo polymers, this effect levels out. With increasing length of C-units, the segmental relaxation accelerates. This is also reflected in the glass transition temperature, extracted from dielectric spectroscopy. With increasing length of C-units the glass transition temperature decreases, compatible with the accelerated segmental relaxation.

Original languageEnglish
Article number115101
JournalJournal of Physics Condensed Matter
Volume36
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 20 2024
Externally publishedYes

Funding

We gratefully acknowledge funding by the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) under the Grant No. DE-SC0019050 and by the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund (ACS PRF) under the Grant No. 61982-ND7.

Keywords

  • dielectric spectroscopy
  • segmental relaxation
  • sequence defined polymer

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