Mechanism of formation of shish kebab structures

Autor: Toshio Nagasawa, Yasushi Shimomura
Rok vydání: 1974
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Zdroj: Journal of Polymer Science: Polymer Physics Edition. 12:2291-2308
ISSN: 1542-9385
0098-1273
DOI: 10.1002/pol.1974.180121108
Popis: To describe the characteristic crystalline structure of polyolefins, Pennings first proposed a model consisting of a combination of an extended chain crystal (a “shish”) and folded chain crystals (“kebabs”). In Pennings' model the “shish” forms first during a crystallization process under stress and then later the “kebabs” overgrow this “shish” structure epitaxially. Because we had some doubts about such a mechanism, we undertook a series of experimental studies on linear polyethylene, particularly in regard to the crystallization process from a solution under shear. Our conclusion is that the crystals grow first by a screw dislocation mechanism, like whiskers, and then later these are deformed by the shear stress to form the shish kebab structures.
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