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Polymer Crystallization

Obervations, Concepts and Interpretations

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  • © 2003

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Editors:
  1. Günter Reiter

    1. Institut de Chimie des Surfaces et Interfaces, CNRS-UHA, Mulhouse Cedex, France

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  2. Jens-Uwe Sommer

    1. Institut de Chimie des Surfaces et Interfaces, CNRS-UHA, Mulhouse Cedex, France

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Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Physics (LNP, volume 606)

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XVII
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  2. Introduction

    • Jens-Uwe Sommer, Günter Reiter
    Pages 1-6

  3. Polymer Crystallization Viewed in the General Context of Particle Formation and Crystallization

    • Jens Rieger
    Pages 7-16

  4. Role of Metastable Phases in Polymer Crystallization; Early Stages of Crystal Growth

    • Sanjay Rastogi
    Pages 17-47

  5. A Comparative Study of the Mechanisms of Initial Crystallization and Recrystallization after Melting in Syndiotactic Polypropene and Isotactic Polystyrene

    • Mahmoud Al-Hussein, Gert Strobl
    Pages 48-63

  6. Polymer Crystallization Viewed by Magnetic Alignment

    • Tsunehisa Kimura
    Pages 64-81

  7. Following Crystallization in Polymers Using AFM

    • Jamie K. Hobbs
    Pages 82-97

  8. Atomic Force Microscopy Studies of Semicrystalline Polymers at Variable Temperature

    • Dimitri A. Ivanov, Sergei N. Magonov
    Pages 98-130

  9. Crystallization of Polymers in Thin Films: Model Experiments

    • Günter Reiter, Gilles Castelein, Jens-Uwe Sommer
    Pages 131-152

  10. A Generic Model for Growth and Morphogenesis of Polymer Crystals in Two Dimensions

    • Jens-Uwe Sommer, Günter Reiter
    Pages 153-176

  11. Structure Formation and Chain-Folding in Supercooled Polymer Melts. Some Ideas from MD Simulations with a Coarse-Grained Model

    • Hendrik Meyer
    Pages 177-195

  12. Lamellar Ethylene Oxide-Butadiene Block Copolymer Films as Model Systems for Confined Crystallisation

    • Wim H. de Jeu
    Pages 196-207

  13. Crystallization Kinetical Peculiarities in Polymer Blends

    • Bernd-J. Jungnickel
    Pages 208-237

  14. Dendritic Growth of Polyethylene Oxide on Patterned Surfaces

    • Hans-Georg Braun, Evelyn Meyer, Mingtai Wang
    Pages 238-251

  15. Vitrification and Devitrification of the Rigid Amorphous Fraction in Semicrystalline Polymers Revealed from Frequency Dependent Heat Capacity

    • Christoph Schick, Andreas Wurm, Alaa Mohammed
    Pages 252-274

  16. Probing Crystallization Studying Amorphous Phase Evolution

    • Tiberio A. Ezquerra, Aurora Nogales
    Pages 275-296

  17. Modeling Polymer Crystallization: DSC Approach

    • Joan Josep Suñol
    Pages 297-311

  18. A Computational Model for Processing of Semicrystalline Polymers: The Effects of Flow-Induced Crystallization

    • Gerrit W.M. Peters
    Pages 312-324

  19. Physical Cross Links in Amorphous PET, Influence of Cooling Rate and Ageing

    • Stefano Piccarolo, Elena Vassileva, Zebene Kiflie
    Pages 325-342

  20. Maximum Crystal Growth Rate and Its Corresponding State in Polymeric Materials

    • Norimasa Okui, Susumu Umemoto
    Pages 343-365
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The classical view on polymer crystallization basically focused on the expla- tion of a few macroscopically observable parameters like the thickness of the resulting lamellar structure and the corresponding growth rates. However, the emerging paradigm for the description of chain crystals is too simple and cannot account for the complex non-equilibrium processes responsible for structure f- mation on various levels, ranging from the nanometer up to the millimeter scale. This complexity detected by several novel experimental results led to a renewed interest in this ”old” topic of polymer crystallization. These new ?ndings c- cern the early stages of the crystallization process, crystal formation in con?ned geometries like ultra-thin ?lms and the competition between (micro)phase s- aration and crystallization in copolymers and blends. In particular, high spatial resolution techniques such as atomic force microscopy provided deeper insight into the molecular organization of crystallizable polymers. Computer simu- tions based on microscopic processes were used to improve our understanding of how polymer crystals are nucleated and how they grow. New ideas emerged about possible multistage pathways which are followed during the formation of polymer lamellae. The importance and the consequences of the non-equilibrium character of polymer crystals got signi?cantly more attention. Links and ana- gies to growth phenomena and pattern formation in general are being developed. However, these ideas are still subject of intensive and controversial discussions.

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  • Institut de Chimie des Surfaces et Interfaces, CNRS-UHA, Mulhouse Cedex, France

    Günter Reiter, Jens-Uwe Sommer

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