Nonisothermal crystallization and melting behavior of a luminescent conjugated polymer, poly(9,9-dihexylfluorene-alt-co-2,5-didecyloxy-1,4-phenylene)
The nonisothermal crystallization kinetics of a luminescent conjugated polymer, poly(9,9‐dihexylfluorene‐alt‐co‐2,5‐didecyloxy‐1,4‐phenylene) (PF6OC10) with three different molecular weights was investigated by differential scanning calorimetry under different cooling rates from the melt. With incre...
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Published in | Journal of polymer science. Part B, Polymer physics Vol. 45; no. 8; pp. 976 - 987 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Hoboken
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15.04.2007
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Summary: | The nonisothermal crystallization kinetics of a luminescent conjugated polymer, poly(9,9‐dihexylfluorene‐alt‐co‐2,5‐didecyloxy‐1,4‐phenylene) (PF6OC10) with three different molecular weights was investigated by differential scanning calorimetry under different cooling rates from the melt. With increasing molecular weight of PF6OC10, the temperature range of crystallization peak steadily became narrower and shifted to higher temperature region and the crystallization rate increased. It was found that the Ozawa method failed to describe the nonisothermal crystallization behavior of PF6OC10. Although the Avrami method did not effectively describe the nonisothermal crystallization kinetics of PF6OC10 for overall process, it was valid for describing the early stage of crystallization with an Avrami exponent n of about 3. The combined method proposed in our previous report was able to satisfactorily describe the nonisothermal crystallization behavior of PF6OC10. The crystallization activation energies determined by Kissinger, Takhor, and Augis‐Bennett models were comparable. The melting temperature of PF6OC10 increased with increasing molecular weight. For low‐molecular‐weight sample, PF6OC10 showed the characteristic of double melting phenomenon. The interval between the two melting peaks decreased with increasing molecular weight, and only one melting peak was observed for the high‐molecular‐weight sample. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 45: 976–987, 2007 |
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Bibliography: | Program for New Century Excellent Talents (NCET) in University - No. NCET-04-0355 National Natural Science Foundation of China - No. 50403012 istex:7B08A2BD0D9E411A6F5414ACB9C9F1B9E477E5E5 ArticleID:POLB21110 Shanghai Rising-Star Program - No. 04QMX1403 ark:/67375/WNG-95GQWWNL-Q ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-1 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 0887-6266 1099-0488 |
DOI: | 10.1002/polb.21110 |