Document Type
Article
Abstract
We report the origin of the effect of nanoscale confinement on the local viscosity of entangled polystyrene (PS) films at temperatures far above the glass transition temperature. By using marker x-ray photon correlation spectroscopy with gold nanoparticles embedded in the PS films prepared on solid substrates, we have determined the local viscosity as a function of the distance from the polymer-substrate interface. The results show the impact of a very thin adsorbed layer ( 7 nm in thickness) even without specific interactions of the polymer with the substrate, overcoming the effect of a surface mobile layer at the air-polymer interface and thereby resulting in a significant increase in the local viscosity as approaching the substrate interface.
DOI
10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.225901
Publication Date
1-1-2011
Recommended Citation
T. Koga, N. Jiang, P. Gin, M.K. Endoh, S. Narayanan, L.B. Lurio, and S.K. Sinha, "Impact of an Irreversibly Adsorbed Layer on Local Viscosity of nanoconfined Polymer Melts", Phys. Rev. Lett. 107, 225901 (2011)
Original Citation
T. Koga, N. Jiang, P. Gin, M.K. Endoh, S. Narayanan, L.B. Lurio, and S.K. Sinha, "Impact of an Irreversibly Adsorbed Layer on Local Viscosity of nanoconfined Polymer Melts", Phys. Rev. Lett. 107, 225901 (2011)
Legacy Department
Department of Physics
Sponsorship
T. K. acknowledges the financial support from NSF Grant No. CMMI-084626. Uses of the Advanced Photon Source and the National Synchrotron Light Source were supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, under Contracts No. DE-AC02- 06CH11357 and No. DE-AC02-98CH10886, respectively.
ISSN
0031-9007
Language
eng
Publisher
American Physical Society
