Dynamics of Sulfonated Polystyrene Ionomers Using Broadband Dielectric Spectroscopy

Autor: James Runt, Robert J. Klein, Pornpen Atorngitjawat
Rok vydání: 2007
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Zdroj: Macromolecules. 40:991-996
ISSN: 1520-5835
0024-9297
DOI: 10.1021/ma061516r
Popis: The dynamics of sulfonated polystyrene ionomers were investigated by using broadband dielectric relaxation spectroscopy. Dynamic mechanical analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, and small-angle X-ray scattering were employed in a complementary role. Sulfonated polystyrene ionomers were prepared from the precursor sulfonic acid polystyrene, having 1 and 7 mol % sulfonic acid, by exchanging the protons of the acid functionality with Na, Cs, and Zn cations. Three dielectric relaxations were observed above the glass transition temperature: the segmental α process and relaxations associated with Maxwell−Wagner−Sillars interfacial polarization and electrode polarization. The low-frequency broadening of the α transition is related to constraints imposed by the ionic aggregates. A relaxation in the glassy state was observed for the precursor sulfonic acid polystyrene and ionomers and attributed to the local motion of sulfonated phenyl groups. The relaxation strengt...
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