Influence of Chain Interdiffusion Between Immiscible Polymers on Dewetting Dynamics

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2009-04-10

arxiv.org/abs/0904.1675v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Soft Condensed Matter

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The interface between two immiscible polymers, polystyrene (PS) and polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), was studied by neutron reflectivity and dewetting by using free PS chains and PDMS brushes. Unexpectedly, we found that the PS chains diffuse in the PDMS brushes at temperatures well below the glass transition temperatures of PS, the dynamics being largely determined by the grafting density of the brush. By this study, we demonstrate the major influence of the chains interdiffusion on the friction properties for a couple of immiscible polymers. By the way, the puzzling ageing of PS thin films observed from dewetting experiments is found to be directly related to modifications of the PS/PDMS interface.

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