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Polymer Crystals and Crystallization

FOCUS · Z04 · ID: 1067148

Presentations

  • Exploring the Effect of Chain Stiffness on the Amorphous Topology of Semicrystalline Polymers

    ORAL · Invited

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    Publication: [1] K. Gu, C. R. Snyder, J. Onorato, C. K. Luscombe, A. W. Bosse, and Y.-L. Loo, Assessing the Huang–Brown Description of Tie Chains for Charge Transport in Conjugated Polymers, ACS Macro Lett. 7, 1333 (2018).<br>[2] A. G. McDermott, P. J. DesLauriers, J. S. Fodor, R. L. Jones, and C. R. Snyder, Measuring Tie Chains and Trapped Entanglements in Semicrystalline Polymers, Macromolecules 53, 5614 (2020).

    Presenters

    • Chad R Snyder

      National Institute of Standards and Tech

    Authors

    • Chad R Snyder

      National Institute of Standards and Tech

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  • Role of processing conditions and molecular attributes on melt-crystallization of conjugated polymers

    ORAL

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    Publication: R. Hosseinabad, J. Kuebler, L. Fernandez-Ballester, "Combined role of regioregularity and molecular weight on melt-crystallization and self-nucleation of poly(3-hexylthiophene)", Polymer 257, 125341 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1017/j.polymer.2022.125341

    Presenters

    • Lucia Fernandez-Ballester

      University of Nebraska - Lincoln

    Authors

    • Lucia Fernandez-Ballester

      University of Nebraska - Lincoln

    • Ramin Hosseinabad

      University of Nebraska - Lincoln

    • Jesse L Kuebler

      University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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  • Grafting density effect on the crystallization behavior of molecular brushes

    ORAL

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    Presenters

    • Jeffrey T Wilk

      Drexel University

    Authors

    • Jeffrey T Wilk

      Drexel University

    • Carl Furner

      Drexel University

    • Michael Kelly

      University of Tennessee: Knoxville, University of Tennessee Knoxville

    • Christopher Y Li

      Drexel University

    • Bin Zhao

      University of Tennessee: Knoxville, University of Tennessee Knoxville

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  • Free Energy Analysis of Crystal Nucleation of Semiflexible Polymers

    ORAL

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    Publication: (1) P. Kawak, D. S. Banks, D. R. Tree, "Semiflexible oligomers crystallize via a cooperative phase transition", Journal of Chemical Physics, 155, 214902 (2021).<br>(2) P. Kawak, D. R. Tree, "Chain stiffness controls crystal nucleation mechanisms in short polymers", In preparation

    Presenters

    • Douglas R Tree

      Brigham Young University

    Authors

    • Douglas R Tree

      Brigham Young University

    • Pierre Kawak

      University of South Florida

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  • Nonisothermal Melt Crystallization Behavior of Semicrystalline Polymers Monitored Using an In Situ Fluorescence Technique

    ORAL

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    Publication: Manuscript to be submitted: "Nonisothermal Melt Crystallization Behavior of Semicrystalline Polymers Monitored Using an In Situ Fluorescence Technique" by Richard Nile, Maya Cabello, and Kailong Jin

    Presenters

    • Kailong Jin

      Arizona State University

    Authors

    • Kailong Jin

      Arizona State University

    • Richard G Nile

      Arizona State University

    • Maya Cabello

      Arizona State University

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  • The origin of piezoelectricity in ferroelectric polymers

    ORAL

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    Publication: 1. Huang, Y.; Rui, G.; Allahyarov, E.; Li, R.; Fukuto, M.; Zhong, G.-J.; Xu, J.-Z.; Li, Z.-M.; Taylor, P.*; Zhu, L.* Enhanced piezoelectricity from highly polarizable oriented amorphous fractions in biaxially oriented poly(vinylidene fluoride) with pure ß crystals. Nat. Commun. 2021, 12, 675.<br>2. Zhu, Z.; Rui, G.; Li, Q.; Allahyarov, E.; Li, R.; Soulestin, T.; Domingues Dos Santos, F.; He, H.*; Taylor, P. L.*; Zhu, L.* Electrostriction-enhanced giant piezoelectricity via relaxor-like secondary crystals in extended-chain ferroelectric polymers. Matter 2021, 4, 3696-3709.<br>3. Rui, G.; Allahyarov, E.; Li, R.; Taylor, P.*; Zhu, L.* Hard-to-soft transition-enhanced piezoelectricity in poly(vinylidene fluoride) via relaxor-like secondary crystals activated by high-power ultrasonication. Mater. Horizons 2022, 9, 1992-1998.

    Presenters

    • Lei Zhu

      Case Western Reserve University

    Authors

    • Lei Zhu

      Case Western Reserve University

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  • Shear-Induced Crystallization in Polyethylene/Polypropylene Blends

    ORAL

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    Presenters

    • McKenzie L Coughlin

      National Institute of Standards and Technology

    Authors

    • McKenzie L Coughlin

      National Institute of Standards and Technology

    • Derek Huang

      National Institute of Standards and Technology

    • Anthony P Kotula

      National Institute of Standards and Tech, National Institute of Standards and Technology

    • Kalman B Migler

      National Institute of Standards and Tech

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  • Perspectives of Molecular Structure, Dynamics, and Morphology for Sustainable Semicrystalline Polymers

    ORAL

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    Publication: 1. Zheng, Y.*; Kafle, N.*; Schwarz, D.; Eagan J. M.; Nakama, Y.; Hayano, S.; Pan, P.; Miyoshi, T. Asymmetric Molecular Dynamics, and Anisotropic Phase Separation in the Cocrystal of Crystalline/Crystalline Polymer Blend. ACS Macro Lett., 2022, 11,193–198. (* equally contributed to the first authorship) <br>2. Kafle, N.; Makita, Y.; Zheng, Y.; Kurosu, H.; Pan, P.; Nakama, Y.; Hayano, S.; Miyoshi, T. Roles of Conformational Flexibility in the crystallization of Stereo irregular polymers. Macromolecules, 2021, 54,5705–5718.

    Presenters

    • Navin K Kafle

      University of Akron

    Authors

    • Navin K Kafle

      University of Akron

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