Journal
POLYMER INTERNATIONAL
Volume 59, Issue 7, Pages 954-960Publisher
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1002/pi.2812
Keywords
poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF); lanthanum oxide (La2O3); crystallization; structure
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- Jiangsu Planned Project for Postdoctoral Research Funds [0801016B]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [20901040/B0111]
- Natural Science Foundation of Higher Education Institutions of Jiangsu Province [08KJB480001]
- Climbing Program for Innovation Scholars of Jiangsu Province [5BK200910148]
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Rare earth polymers, due to their excellent luminescence, fluorescence, laser protective, optical and magnetic properties, have attracted much research attention in recent years. However, little attention has been paid to the effect of rare earths on the structure and crystallization of polymers, which is of important significance in the development of functional polymers. X-ray diffraction and differential scanning calorimetry were used to investigate the structure and crystallization behavior of a poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF)/lanthanum oxide (La2O3) composite. The results showed that the degree of perfection, crystal size, crystallization rate and isothermal crystallization activation energy of PVDF in the composite decreased, compared with pure PVDF. The spherulite nucleation and growth for PVDF and PVDF composite were analyzed in detail using the Lauritzen-Hoffman equation. The modified Avrami equation and the Mo equation were used to study the non-isothermal crystallization kinetics. The addition of La2O3 did not change the crystal structure and nucleation process for PVDF, but it decreased markedly the crystal growth rate and led to the formation of unstable crystals. This was attributed to the fact that too much La2O3 prevented PVDF molecular chains from moving and arranging in an orderly manner into crystals. (C) 2010 Society of Chemical Industry
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