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Informationen zum Autor Qipeng Guo, DSc, DEng , is the chair professor in polymer science and technology at Deakin University, Australia, where he was awarded a Personal Chair in recognition of his distinguished achievements and international reputation in polymer research, involving both the fundamental principles in polymer science and the development of new polymer materials. He is a Fellow of The Royal Society of Chemistry. Klappentext With a focus on structure-property relationships, this book describes how polymer morphology affects properties and how scientists can modify them. The book covers structure development, theory, simulation, and processing; and discusses a broad range of techniques and methods.* Provides an up-to-date, comprehensive introduction to the principles and practices of polymer morphology* Illustrates major structure types, such as semicrystalline morphology, surface-induced polymer crystallization, phase separation, self-assembly, deformation, and surface topography* Covers a variety of polymers, such as homopolymers, block copolymers, polymer thin films, polymer blends, and polymer nanocomposites* Discusses a broad range of advanced and novel techniques and methods, like x-ray diffraction, thermal analysis, and electron microscopy and their applications in the morphology of polymer materials Zusammenfassung With a focus on structure-property relationships, this book describes how polymer morphology affects properties and how scientists can modify them. The book covers structure development, theory, simulation, and processing; and discusses a broad range of techniques and methods. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface xiii List of Contributors xv Part I Principles and Methods of Characterization 1 1 Overview and Prospects of Polymer Morphology 3 Jerold M. Schultz 1.1 Introductory Remarks 3 1.2 Experimental Avenues of Morphological Research 4 1.3 Modeling and Simulation 8 1.4 Wishful Thinking 11 1.5 Summary 11 2 X-ray Diffraction from Polymers 14 N. Sanjeeva Murthy 2.1 Introduction 14 2.2 Basic Principles 14 2.3 Instrumentation 16 2.4 Structure Determination 17 2.5 Phase Analysis 19 2.6 Crystallite Size and Disorder 21 2.7 Orientation Analysis 22 2.8 Small-Angle Scattering 25 2.9 Specialized Measurements 30 2.10 Summary 33 3 Electron Microscopy of Polymers 37 Goerg H. Michler and Werner Lebek 3.1 Introduction 37 3.2 Microscopic Techniques 37 3.3 Sample Preparation 47 3.4 In situ Microscopy 50 4 Characterization of Polymer Morphology by Scattering Techniques 54 Jean-Michel Guenet 4.1 Introduction 54 4.2 A Short Theoretical Presentation 55 4.3 Experimental Aspects 60 4.4 Typical Results 62 4.5 Concluding Remarks 69 5 Differential Scanning Calorimetry of Polymers 72 Alejandro J. Müller and Rose Mary Michell 5.1 Introduction to Differential Scanning Calorimetry. Basic Principles and Types of DSC Equipment 72 5.2 Detection of First-Order and Second-Order Transitions by DSC. Applications of Standard DSC Experiments to the Determination of the Glass Transition Temperature and the Melting Temperature of Polymeric Materials 74 5.3 Self-Nucleation 75 5.4 Thermal Fractionation 78 5.5 Multiphasic Materials: Polymer Blends and Block Copolymers. Fractionated Crystallization and Confinement Effects 81 5.6 Self-Nucleation and the Efficiency Scale to Evaluate Nucleation Power 91 5.7 Determination of Overall Isothermal Crystallization by DSC 95 5.8 Conclusions 95 6 Imaging Polymer Morphology using Atomic Force Microscopy 100 Holger Schönherr 6.1 Introduction 100 6.2 Fundamental AFM Techniques 101 6.3 Imaging of Polymer Morphology 107 6.4 Pro...
