Unveiling the Dynamics of Self-Assembled Layers of Thin Films of PVME by Nanosized Relaxation Spectroscopy

  • In thin polymer films, little is known about the dynamics of the adsorbed layers, despite their importance in innovative applications. Here, Broadband Dielectric Spectroscopy (BDS) was utilized to investigate the glassy dynamics of thin films of a low MW Poly (vinyl methyl ether) (PVME) (thicknesses: 7 – 160 nm). A recently developed nano-structured capacitor arrangement was employed; where a silicon wafer with nanostructured SiO2 nano-spacers, with heights of 35 nm and 70 nm, is placed on top of a thin film spin coated on an ultra-flat highly conductive silicon wafer. Further, PVME/SiO2 interactions was confirmed by contact angle measurements, hence an adsorbed layer is allowed to form. For films with thicknesses smaller than 50 nm, BDS measurements showed two relaxation processes. The first process coincided, in its position and temperature dependence, with the -relaxation of bulk PVME, thus it was assigned to the -relaxation of a bulk-like layer. The second process showed aIn thin polymer films, little is known about the dynamics of the adsorbed layers, despite their importance in innovative applications. Here, Broadband Dielectric Spectroscopy (BDS) was utilized to investigate the glassy dynamics of thin films of a low MW Poly (vinyl methyl ether) (PVME) (thicknesses: 7 – 160 nm). A recently developed nano-structured capacitor arrangement was employed; where a silicon wafer with nanostructured SiO2 nano-spacers, with heights of 35 nm and 70 nm, is placed on top of a thin film spin coated on an ultra-flat highly conductive silicon wafer. Further, PVME/SiO2 interactions was confirmed by contact angle measurements, hence an adsorbed layer is allowed to form. For films with thicknesses smaller than 50 nm, BDS measurements showed two relaxation processes. The first process coincided, in its position and temperature dependence, with the -relaxation of bulk PVME, thus it was assigned to the -relaxation of a bulk-like layer. The second process showed a different temperature dependence and was ascribed to the relaxation of polymer segments adsorbed at the substrate. Both processes showed no thickness dependence. The results will be discussed in detail. To our knowledge, this is the first study of the segmental dynamics of an adsorbed layer in thin films.zeige mehrzeige weniger

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Autor*innen:Sherif Madkour
Koautor*innen:Paulina Szymoniak, Andreas Schönhals
Dokumenttyp:Vortrag
Veröffentlichungsform:Präsentation
Sprache:Englisch
Jahr der Erstveröffentlichung:2017
DDC-Klassifikation:Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / Chemie / Analytische Chemie
Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / Ingenieurwissenschaften / Ingenieurwissenschaften und zugeordnete Tätigkeiten
Freie Schlagwörter:Ultra thin polymer films
Veranstaltung:Marchmetting American Physical Society
Veranstaltungsort:New Orleans, USA
Beginndatum der Veranstaltung:13.03.2017
Enddatum der Veranstaltung:18.03.2017
Verfügbarkeit des Dokuments:Datei im Netzwerk der BAM verfügbar ("Closed Access")
Datum der Freischaltung:30.03.2017
Referierte Publikation:Nein
Eingeladener Vortrag:Nein
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