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![]() | Park, Jinwon; Han, Seongsoo; Park, Hyeonjung; Lee, Jaehong; Cho, Suchan; Seo, Myungeun; Kim, Bumjoon J; Choi, Siyoung Q Simultaneous measurement of glass-transition temperature and crystallinity of as-prepared polymeric films from restitution Journal Article Macromolecules, 54 (20), pp. 9532–9541, 2021, ISBN: 0024-9297. Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Viscoelasticity @article{Kim2021b, title = {Simultaneous measurement of glass-transition temperature and crystallinity of as-prepared polymeric films from restitution}, author = {Jinwon Park AND Seongsoo Han AND Hyeonjung Park AND Jaehong Lee AND Suchan Cho AND Myungeun Seo AND Bumjoon J. Kim and Siyoung Q. Choi}, url = {https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.macromol.1c01477}, doi = {10.1021/acs.macromol.1c01477}, isbn = {0024-9297}, year = {2021}, date = {2021-10-11}, journal = {Macromolecules}, volume = {54}, number = {20}, pages = {9532–9541}, abstract = {The glass-transition temperature (Tg) and degree of crystallinity (Xc) are important properties of polymers. However, for some polymers, current techniques have some difficulties in measuring Tg and Xc, particularly for as-prepared films without damage. Here, we develop a new technique to simultaneously determine Tg and Xc by measuring the restitution of a ball on an intact polymer film or sheet as a function of temperature. Demonstrating with eight different types of polymers, we show that Tg is the onset of the decrease in restitution, and Xc is the minimum restitution for semi-crystalline polymers with Xc up to 50%. Our simple yet versatile technique could provide a useful tool to measure challenging Tg and Xc of films and sheets by the conventional methods.}, keywords = {Viscoelasticity}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } The glass-transition temperature (Tg) and degree of crystallinity (Xc) are important properties of polymers. However, for some polymers, current techniques have some difficulties in measuring Tg and Xc, particularly for as-prepared films without damage. Here, we develop a new technique to simultaneously determine Tg and Xc by measuring the restitution of a ball on an intact polymer film or sheet as a function of temperature. Demonstrating with eight different types of polymers, we show that Tg is the onset of the decrease in restitution, and Xc is the minimum restitution for semi-crystalline polymers with Xc up to 50%. Our simple yet versatile technique could provide a useful tool to measure challenging Tg and Xc of films and sheets by the conventional methods. |