Title
Interfacial concentration profiles of rubbery polyolefin lamellae determined by quantitative electron microscopy
Date Issued
08 January 2008
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Ruegg M.L.
Minor A.M.
Kisielowski C.
Downing K.H.
Glaeser R.M.
Balsara N.P.
University of California
Abstract
The composition profile across a lamellar phase obtained in a multicomponent blend of saturated poly(butadiene) and poly(isobutylene), stabilized by a saturated poly(butadiene) copolymer serving as a surfactant, was quantified by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and self-consistent field theory (SCFT). The liquidlike nature of this system at room temperature makes traditional staining methods for the enhancement of contrast ineffective. Instead, we take advantage of the large inelastic scattering cross-section of soft materials to generate contrast in zero-loss TEM images. Independent spatially resolved thickness measurements enable quantification of electron scattering. This enabled a comparison between the TEM data and predictions based on SCFT without any adjustable parameters. © 2008 American Chemical Society.
Start page
156
End page
162
Volume
41
Issue
1
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Nano-materiales
Ingeniería de materiales
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-39149093377
Source
Macromolecules
ISSN of the container
00249297
DOI of the container
10.1021/ma071498t
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