光漂白法制备有机聚合物非线性定向耦合器

研究了用光漂白的方法制备PMMA/DR1聚合物非线性定向耦合器,提出了一种容易的制备方法来得到要求的耦合长度.测量了材料的光学非线性对定向耦合器两臂透过率的影响.实验结果表明由于光学非线性,耦合器的耦合长度随着入射光强度的改变而发生变化.     

Cover Picture: Toward Large‐Scale Alignment of Electrohydrodynamic Patterning of Thin Polymer Films (Adv. Funct. Mater. 15/2006)

By integrating lithography and self‐assembly via electrohydrodynamic instabilities, Russel and co‐workers are able to guide initially flat polymer films to evolve into periodic arrays of pillars over regions much greater in extent than their natural domain sizes, as detailed on p. 1992. Novel structures that involve a combination of linear ridges and pillars are also produced, mainly as as result of the dynamic merging among preformed pillars. To pattern thin polymer films via electrohydrodynamic instabilities, we design and utilize two different kinds of mask patterns to guide pillars into alignment over regions much greater in extent than their natural domain sizes. First, narrow protruding ridges that intersect to form regular patterns on the mask trigger the growth of pillars beneath. Later, square and triangular packings of pillars develop in the regions enclosed by those ridges, preserving the registry from one domain to the next over a much larger area than within individual domains in unpatterned portions of the mask. Second, small square protrusions that are prealigned into a large regular array on the mask guide the formation of square packings of pillars in domains that conform to the mask, forming a large array of pillars. Novel structures involving a combination of linear ridges and pillars are also produced mainly due to the dynamic merging among preformed pillars. Finally, we find vertex symmetry of the mask pattern is necessary for generating and preserving ordered patterns on the polymer film.     

A novel poly(p-phenylene vinylene)-b-poly(methyl methacrylate) rod-coil diblock copolymer

In this letter, a novel well-defined PPV-b-PMMA rod-coil diblock copolymer, consisting of PPV oligomer as its rod block and PMMA as its coil block, respectively, was prepared via ATRP for the first time. The structure of the copolymer was determined by the measurements of FTIR, ¹H NMR and gel permeation chromatography (GPC). The thermal and optical properties of the copolymers are investigated by DSC, TGA, UV-Vis and photoluminescence (PL) spectra. The results showed that, the introduction of PMMA coil block can improve both the thermal stability and optical properties of PPV oligomer. The highly ordered hexagonally honeycomb-structured film of the copolymer fabricated by vaporizing solvent is also investigated by optical microscope and SEM.     

A VISCOSITY CONSTITUTIVE EQUATION FOR PMMA—MMA SOLUTIONS

A viscosity constitutive equation has been developed to describe PMMA—MMA solutions over a wide range of concentration and temperature. The approach used here combines both free-volume and coil-coil interaction considerations. The final expression successfully correlates not only our experimental data on several solutions but also literature melt data. This equation provides an essential step in modeling tubular polymerization reactors, where the residence time distribution depends strongly on the velocity profile development in the tube, and thus the rheological properties of the reacting PMMA — MMA mixture at different conversion levels and temperatures.     

PMMA‐modified divinylester/styrene resins: Phase diagrams and morphologies

Binary and ternary experimental cloud‐point curves (CPCs) for systems formulated with a low molar mass synthesized divinylester (DVE) resin, styrene (St), and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) were determined. The CPCs results were analyzed with the Flory–Huggins (F‐H) thermodynamic model taking into account the polydispersity of the DVE and PMMA components, to calculate the different binary interaction parameters and their temperature dependences. The St‐DVE system is miscible in all the composition range and down to the crystallization temperature of the St; therefore, the interaction parameter expression reported for a higher molar mass DVE was adapted. The interaction parameters obtained were used to calculate the phase diagrams of the St‐PMMA and the DVE‐PMMA binary systems and that of the St‐DVE‐PMMA ternary system at three different temperatures. Quasiternary phase diagrams show liquid–liquid partial miscibility of the St‐PMMA and DVE‐PMMA pairs. At room temperature, the St‐DVE‐PMMA system is miscible at all compositions. Final morphologies of PMMA‐modified cured St‐DVE materials were generated by polymerization‐induced phase separation (PIPS) mechanism from initial homogeneous mixtures. SEM and TEM micrographs were obtained to analyze the generated final morphologies, which showed a direct correlation with the initial miscibility of the system. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 100: 4539–4549, 2006     

PMMA的摩尔质量对其介电性能的影响

向塑料光纤纤芯材料纯PMMA中引入链转移剂正丁硫醇（n—BM）以控制摩尔质量。研究了正丁硫醇用量对PMMA介电性能（相对介电常数εr、介质损耗因素、松弛频率fr与体积电阻率ρv）的影响。结果表明，PMMA的介电性能几乎不受影响，同时还发现，PMMA的摩尔质量和摩尔质量分布的变化对其密度影响不大，说明塑料光纤在控制摩尔质量时可以兼顾力学性能与介电性能。     

PMMA/SiO2复合微球在常规乳液体系中的制备及其形态研究

以4-乙烯基吡啶(4-VP)为辅助单体,分别使用十二烷基硫酸钠(SDS)和OP-40(CA897)作乳化剂,在SiO2存在下用常规乳液聚合合成了PMMA/SiO2复合微球.在阴离子乳化剂体系中,通过改变聚合物乳胶粒大小可以得到不同形态的复合微球,在非离子乳化剂体系中,可以得到草莓型或核-壳形态的SiO2/PMMA复合微球,取决于单体滴加速度、乳化剂的浓度和单体/SiO2比.复合微球的形态通过透射电镜及扫描电镜进行表征.     

Fabrication and characterization of planar and channel polymer waveguides. III. Compositional distribution and solute loss in polymer thin films

For many microelectronic and optoelectronic applications, polymer thin films require the addition of small molecules. However, the thin‐film geometry and associated processing techniques will influence the final morphology and compositional distribution of the constituents. It is therefore important that these be examined directly rather than inferred from bulk measurements. As an example system, the concentration and distribution of Disperse Red 1 (DR1) molecules in poly(methyl methacrylate) thin films were examined. Ultraviolet visibility spectroscopy and dynamic secondary ion mass spectrometry indicate that the composition of the molecules decreased dramatically with thermal treatment of the film. The sublimation of the chromophore was observed to occur at temperatures well below the melting point of the small molecule and the glass transition of the pure polymer; this solute loss manifested itself in changes in the glass transition temperature of the film. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 86: 2021–2024, 2002     

有机玻璃的增韧研究

研究了不同聚合方法制备的聚丙烯酸丁酯（PBA）对浇铸型有机玻璃（PMMA）的增韧改性，研究结果表明，当PBA以纳米粒子簇分散在PMMA基体中时，对PMMA有较好的增韧改性效果。当PMMA中无皂乳液聚合PBA（e-PBA)的质量分数为0.5%时。改性PMMA的冲击强度比基体提高38%。SEM观察表明，本体聚合PBA（b-PBA)橡胶粒子以独特的纳米簇状结构均匀分布在PMMA基体中，大量的微裂纹以b-PBA粒子为中心呈放射状向外辐射，这些微裂纹在试样破坏的过程中吸收了大量的冲击能，使改性PMMA韧性得以提高。