Thermal and biphasic behaviour of a side-chain smectic polyacrylate

M. Laus, A. S. Angeloni, G. Galli, E. Chiellini

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Abstract

The thermal and biphasic behaviour is reported for a side-chain smectic polyacrylate having a number average molecular weight of 59 000 g mol-1 and a first polydispersity index of 1.9. Evidence is provided for the existence of smectic Ad and smectic A1 mesophases, the former being enantiotropic and the latter monotropic. The biphasic behaviour was studied by DSC by annealing the polymer inside the apparent biphasic gap associated with the smectic Ad-isotropic transition. A biphasic temperature range in which isotropic and smectic Ad phases coexist at equilibrium was revealed, and the thermodynamic width of this biphasic region was estimated to be about 2.0 K.

Lingua originaleInglese
pagine (da-a)49-57
Numero di pagine9
RivistaThermochimica Acta
Volume227
Numero di pubblicazioneC
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 10 nov 1993
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