ISSN:
0098-1273
Keywords:
Physics
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Physics
Notes:
A linear chain model is used to calculate the thermal expansivities of polymer crystals from room temperature down to liquid-helium temperature. Because of restraint by strong covalent forces, vibrations along the chains give a negligible contribution. Vibrations transverse to the chains cause the length projected along the chain direction to decrease. The expansivity along the chain direction, αc∥ is therefore negative, and has temperature dependence characterized by the low Debye temperature of transverse vibrations. These vibrations, through a cubic term in the interchain van der Waals potential, also cause a positive expansivity, αc⊥ perpendicular to the chain direction. The theoretical predictions for αc∥ and αc⊥ agree quite well with experimental data over the wide temperature range under consideration.
Additional Material:
4 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pol.1984.180220604
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