Homogeneous Crystallization of Poly(Ethylene Oxide) Confined to Droplets: The Dependence of the Crystal Nucleation Rate on Length Scale and Temperature
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We present a study of homogeneous nucleation in polymer crystallization. Crystal nucleation is observed within discrete droplets of poly(ethylene oxide) that are formed by the dewetting of a thin film. The samples provide an ensemble of impurity-free droplets, with length scales that can easily be measured. Droplet crystallization is found in two distinct temperature regimes corresponding to homogeneous and heterogeneous nucleation. Here we focus on homogeneous nucleation and show that the nucleation rate scales with the volume of the crystallizable domain, indicating that we are observing homogeneous nucleation in the bulk of the droplets. In addition, the dependence of the nucleation rate on temperature is consistent with classical nucleation theory.
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Dalnoki-Veress et al. pointed out that the homogeneous nucleation mechanism does not depend on molecular weight or chain length and that the formation of a nucleus is only influenced by its immediate surroundings.
“Dalnoki-Veress et al. have pointed out that homogeneous nucleation mech-anism does not depend on the molecular weight or chain length and the formation of a nucleus is only influenced by its immediate surroundings [ 316 , 317 ].”
From Fractionated crystallization in semicrystalline polymers (2021) · cites this paper as [316]
The probability of a homogeneous nucleus to be formed upon spontaneous aggregation of chain segments is proportional to the volume of undercooled polymer, whereas surface-induced nucleation depends on the system area.
“In fact, the probability of a homogeneous nucleus to be formed upon spontaneous aggregation of chain segments is proportional to the volume of undercooled polymer.On the other hand, a dependence on the system area is found for the case of surface-induced nucleation.”
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- Authors
- Massa, M. V., & Dalnoki-Veress, K.
- Affiliations
- Brockhouse Institute for Materials Research (CA)
- Venue
- Physical Review Letters
- Publisher
- American Physical Society (APS)
- Published
- 2004-06-25
- Volume
- 92
- Issue
- 25
- Pages
- 255509-255509
- ISSN
- 0031-9007 (ISSN-L)
- 1079-7114
- OpenAlex
- W2037928217
- Cited by
- 192
- References
- 25
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 15 · 2016: 12 · 2015: 6 · 2014: 16 · 2013: 18 · 2012: 12
- FWCI
- 10.24
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Physical Review Letters (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Polymers and Plastics › Polymer crystallization and properties
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Atmospheric Science › nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Materials Chemistry › Crystallization and Solubility Studies
- Keywords
- poly(ethylene oxide), homogeneous nucleation, polymer crystallization, droplet crystallization, dewetting, thin films, nucleation rate, classical nucleation theory, heterogeneous nucleation, length scale dependence, temperature dependence
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