Investigation of the Morphology Associated with the Dissolution Process of Polymer Single Crystals
- 1 January 1964
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 35 (1), 59-63
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1713099
Abstract
The morphological changes accompanying the dissolution of polyethylene single crystals in solvent have been correlated with the temperature of annealing. By this method, the solution temperatures of crystals of finite thicknesses were accurately determined. Based on these results, a surfacefree energy of 58 ergs/cm2 was calculated for the fold surface of polyethylene lamellae crystallized at 80°C from dilute solution. In addition, several novel morphological features were observed at intermediate stages of crystal dissolution which may aid in the understanding of folded‐chain crystallization.Keywords
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