In this study,we investigate the motion of polymer segments in polymer/nanoparticle composites by varying nanoparticle(NP)volume fractions.By studying the probability distribution of segment displacement,segment traje...In this study,we investigate the motion of polymer segments in polymer/nanoparticle composites by varying nanoparticle(NP)volume fractions.By studying the probability distribution of segment displacement,segment trajectory,and the square displacement of segment,we find the intermittent motion of segments,accompanied with the coexistence of slow and fast segments in polymer nanocomposites(PNCs).The displacement distribution of segments exhibits an exponential tail,rather than a Gaussian form.The intermittent dynamics of chain segments is comprised of a long-range jump motion and a short-range localized motion,which is mediated by the weakly attractive interaction between NP and chain segment and the strong confinement induced by NPs.Meanwhile,the intermittent motion of chain segments can be described by the adsorption-desorption transition at low particle loading and confinement effect at high particle loading.These findings may provide important information for understanding the anomalous motion of polymer chains in the presence of NPs.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.21790344,21833008,21774129)the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2018YFB0703701)+1 种基金the Jilin Provincial science and technology development program(No.20190101021JH)the Key Research Program of Frontier Sciences,CAS(No.QYZDY-SSW-SLH027).
文摘In this study,we investigate the motion of polymer segments in polymer/nanoparticle composites by varying nanoparticle(NP)volume fractions.By studying the probability distribution of segment displacement,segment trajectory,and the square displacement of segment,we find the intermittent motion of segments,accompanied with the coexistence of slow and fast segments in polymer nanocomposites(PNCs).The displacement distribution of segments exhibits an exponential tail,rather than a Gaussian form.The intermittent dynamics of chain segments is comprised of a long-range jump motion and a short-range localized motion,which is mediated by the weakly attractive interaction between NP and chain segment and the strong confinement induced by NPs.Meanwhile,the intermittent motion of chain segments can be described by the adsorption-desorption transition at low particle loading and confinement effect at high particle loading.These findings may provide important information for understanding the anomalous motion of polymer chains in the presence of NPs.
