Positron annihilation spectroscopic characterization of free-volume defects and their correlations with the mechanical and transport properties of SBR–PMMA interpenetrating polymer networks

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Publication Date 2020-07-16
DOI 10.1039/D0CP01417F
Impact Factor 3.676
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George V. Thomas, Akhil Punneri Madathil, P. M. G. Nambissan


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Abstract

A series of interpenetrating polymer networks (IPNs) and semi-interpenetrating polymer networks (s-IPNs) of styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) have been synthesized by adopting the sequential interpenetration and in situ polymerization method. The size and the concentration of free volume defects in these systems are monitored and their variations accurately traced using positron annihilation lifetime (PALS) and coincidence Doppler broadening spectroscopic (CDBS) measurements. The morphologies of the IPNs were analyzed with transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). Confocal Raman mapping had been employed to elucidate the mechanism of PMMA interpenetration in the SBR matrix with reference to the blend ratio. The results of free volume analysis lead to the conclusion that the increase of PMMA content in IPN was accompanied by enhancement of interpenetration in the system. Also the morphology changes from dispersed island pattern to a co-continuous one. Besides, the transport parameters and mechanical behavior of IPNs were studied in detail. The results of PALS and CDBS measurements have found to exhibit striking correlations with the sorption, mechanical properties and morphology of the polymer networks. The specific physics involved in the characterization protocol is effectively utilized to explore the chemistry of IPN formation. This new modality of characterization versus composition uplifts and widens the application prospects of elastomer-thermoplastic IPNs.

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