Lamellar crystal thickness lc of isotactic polybutene-1(it-PB1)have been investigated for crystal-lization in the melt over a wide range of crystallization temperature T from 40°C to 90°C by small angle X-ra...Lamellar crystal thickness lc of isotactic polybutene-1(it-PB1)have been investigated for crystal-lization in the melt over a wide range of crystallization temperature T from 40°C to 90°C by small angle X-ray scattering experiments and density measurements.The crystal thickness lc demonstrates two linear dependences on inverse supercooling and a transition from one dependence to the other has been observed around T=65°C.Each of the two dependences obeys the nucleation theory in the high and low supercooling ranges,respec-tively.Chain folding free energy q determined from the low supercooling range is larger than that determined from the high supercooling range.Possible mechanisms for the transition are discussed taking account of entropy of chain folding directions.展开更多
Design and preparation of frequency doubling antireflection coating with different thicknesses of interlayer were investigated for LIB3O5 (LBO) substrate. The design was based on the vector method. The thickness of ...Design and preparation of frequency doubling antireflection coating with different thicknesses of interlayer were investigated for LIB3O5 (LBO) substrate. The design was based on the vector method. The thickness of the inserted SiO2 interlayer could be changed in a wide range for the four-layer design with two zeros at 1064 and 532 nm. The coatings without any interlayer and with 0.1 quarter-wave (λ/4), 0.3 λ/4, 0.5 λ/4 SiO2 interlayer were deposited respectively on LBO by using electron beam evaporation technique. All the prepared coatings with SiO2 interlayer indicated satisfying optical behavior. This expanded our option for the thickness of an interlayer when coating on LBO substrate. The prepared films with SiO2 interlayer showed better adhesion than that without any interlayer. The thickness of the interlayer affected the adhesion, the adhesion for the coating with 0.5 λ/4 SiO2 interlayer was not as good as the other two.展开更多
Crystallization of flexible polymer chains reveals distinct characters compared to small molecules, which provides a platform to study molecular self-assembly and morphogenesis. In this review, some examples, e.g., tw...Crystallization of flexible polymer chains reveals distinct characters compared to small molecules, which provides a platform to study molecular self-assembly and morphogenesis. In this review, some examples, e.g., twisting chirality of polymer lamellar crystals, recognition of different chain units and competitive nucleation of different polymorphs and different lamellar thicknesses are briefly discussed. It is shown that the polymer crystallization process far from equilibrium is in practically minimization of the system free energy in local space and finite time, leading to formation of twisted crystals, metastable polymorphism and lamellar crystals with finite thickness. Though each molecule is blind to others, the peculiar ordered configurations with stronger long-range interactions are chosen from the enormous random trials. At the end, we list some remaining questions and outlook the perspectives.展开更多
基金Professor Miyaji of Kyoto University for valuable advice and encouragement.
文摘Lamellar crystal thickness lc of isotactic polybutene-1(it-PB1)have been investigated for crystal-lization in the melt over a wide range of crystallization temperature T from 40°C to 90°C by small angle X-ray scattering experiments and density measurements.The crystal thickness lc demonstrates two linear dependences on inverse supercooling and a transition from one dependence to the other has been observed around T=65°C.Each of the two dependences obeys the nucleation theory in the high and low supercooling ranges,respec-tively.Chain folding free energy q determined from the low supercooling range is larger than that determined from the high supercooling range.Possible mechanisms for the transition are discussed taking account of entropy of chain folding directions.
文摘Design and preparation of frequency doubling antireflection coating with different thicknesses of interlayer were investigated for LIB3O5 (LBO) substrate. The design was based on the vector method. The thickness of the inserted SiO2 interlayer could be changed in a wide range for the four-layer design with two zeros at 1064 and 532 nm. The coatings without any interlayer and with 0.1 quarter-wave (λ/4), 0.3 λ/4, 0.5 λ/4 SiO2 interlayer were deposited respectively on LBO by using electron beam evaporation technique. All the prepared coatings with SiO2 interlayer indicated satisfying optical behavior. This expanded our option for the thickness of an interlayer when coating on LBO substrate. The prepared films with SiO2 interlayer showed better adhesion than that without any interlayer. The thickness of the interlayer affected the adhesion, the adhesion for the coating with 0.5 λ/4 SiO2 interlayer was not as good as the other two.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21374054)Fund of Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials of Ministry of Education (No. 2017AML07) for financial support
文摘Crystallization of flexible polymer chains reveals distinct characters compared to small molecules, which provides a platform to study molecular self-assembly and morphogenesis. In this review, some examples, e.g., twisting chirality of polymer lamellar crystals, recognition of different chain units and competitive nucleation of different polymorphs and different lamellar thicknesses are briefly discussed. It is shown that the polymer crystallization process far from equilibrium is in practically minimization of the system free energy in local space and finite time, leading to formation of twisted crystals, metastable polymorphism and lamellar crystals with finite thickness. Though each molecule is blind to others, the peculiar ordered configurations with stronger long-range interactions are chosen from the enormous random trials. At the end, we list some remaining questions and outlook the perspectives.