ISSN:
0323-7648
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Physics
Notes:
The surface enrichment in thin bilayer films of poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) and deuterated poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMAd) was studied by neutron reflectometry, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and static secondary ion mass spectrometry (SSIMS). In a layer system, where the PVC film is placed on top of a thin PMMA film, the PMMA chains migrate to the surface, although annealing of the films is performed below the glass transition temperature of PMMA. In addition, the surface segregation in blends of these materials was studied by XPS and SSIMS. In all cases PMMA is enriched at the surface. Results from the different techniques, probing different, sample depths, are consistent, if an exponential concentration profile of PMMAd at the surface is assumed. Concentration profiles at the surface are discussed with respect to theoretical models and diffusion coefficients are estimated.
Additional Material:
5 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/actp.1996.010470508
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