Cavity size distributions in high free volume glassy polymers by molecular simulation

Autor: Ying Lu, Xiao-Yan Wang, Matthew T. Stone, Benny D. Freeman, Isaac C. Sanchez, Kenneth M. Lee
Rok vydání: 2004
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Zdroj: Polymer. 45:3907-3912
ISSN: 0032-3861
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2004.01.080
Popis: Two very permeable polymers, poly(1-trimethylsilyl-1-propyne) (PTMSP) and a random copolymer of tetrafluoroethylene and 2,2-bis(trifluoromethyl)-4,5-difluoro-1,3-dioxole (TFE/BDD), have very similar and large fractional free volumes (FFV), but very different permeabilities. Using atomistic models, cavity size (free volume) distributions determined by a combination of molecular dynamic and Monte Carlo methods are consistent with the observation that PTMSP is more permeable than TFE/BDD. The average spherical cavity size in PTMSP is 11.2 A whereas it is only 8.2 A in TFE/BDD. These cavity size distributions determined by simulation are also consistent with free volume distributions determined by positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy.
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