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Effects of POSS addition on Non-isothermal crystallization and morphology of PVDF

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The influence of polyhedral oligomericsilsesquioxane (POSS) content on the rheological behavior, non-isothermal crystallization behavior, and on crystal morphology of the poly(vinylidene fluoride) nanocomposites prepared through melt blending were investigated in this work. Rheological analysis showed that the POSS additiondecreased viscosity as compared to pure PVDF and induced a deviation in the liquid-like behavior predict by Einstein Suspension Sphere Law. The addition of POSS into PVDF promoted chances in the crystallization behavior. The crystallization was slower in the nanocomposite with higher POSS content due to the diluent effect of POSS in this system. Small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) patterns showed a small increasing in the lamellar region of PVDF. The amorphous region increases significantly with POSS addition. The interface between the crystalline and amorphous region remains practically unchanged.

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Acknowledgments

The authors are grateful to CNPq, Brazil for financial support (473402/2013-0) and the Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory (LNLS) for the SAXS (SAXS1 beam line) analysis.

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  1. Federal University of Santa Catarina – Campus Blumenau (UFSC), R. Pomerode, 710, Blumenau, 89065-300, Brazil

    Johnny N. Martins

  2. Materials Science Graduate Program (PGMAT), University of Caxias do Sul (UCS), R. Francisco Getúlio Vargas 1130, Caxias do Sul, 95070-560, Brazil

    Otavio Bianchi & César H. Wanke

  3. Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, University Ave M, 200, N2L 3G1, Waterloo, Canada

    Charles Dal Castel

  4. Centre for Advanced 2D Materials and Graphene Research Centre, National University of Singapore, 6 Science Drive 2, Buona Vista District, 117546, Singapore

    Ricardo V. B. Oliveira

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Martins, J.N., Bianchi, O., Wanke, C.H. et al. Effects of POSS addition on Non-isothermal crystallization and morphology of PVDF. J Polym Res 22, 224 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10965-015-0871-7

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