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ArticleACS macro letters2025

SANS and SAXS Investigation of the Melt State Structure in Disentangled Ultrahigh Molecular Weight Polyethylene.

Aakash Sharma, Margarita Kruteva, Lutz Willner, Dario Romano, Lionel Porcar, Martin Dulle, Fuhai Zhou, Sanjay Rastogi, Dieter Richter

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9 authors.

Aakash SharmaForschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS-1: Neutron Scattering and Biological Matter), 52425 Jülich, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-3635-0059
Margarita KrutevaForschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS-1: Neutron Scattering and Biological Matter), 52425 Jülich, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-7686-0934
Lutz WillnerForschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS-1: Neutron Scattering and Biological Matter), 52425 Jülich, Germany.
Dario RomanoDivision of Physical Sciences and Engineering, Department of Chemical Sciences, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Lionel PorcarInstitut Laue-Langevin, B.P. 156, F-38042 Grenoble Cedex 9, France.
Martin DulleForschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS-1: Neutron Scattering and Biological Matter), 52425 Jülich, Germany.
Fuhai ZhouDivision of Physical Sciences and Engineering, Department of Chemical Sciences, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Sanjay RastogiDivision of Physical Sciences and Engineering, Department of Chemical Sciences, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-7804-7349
Dieter RichterForschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS-1: Neutron Scattering and Biological Matter), 52425 Jülich, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Disentangled ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene exhibits a time-dependent increase in rheology modulus when molten. This originates from its kinetically evolving heterogeneous microstructure consisting of disentangled and entangled regions. We report a quantitative analysis of this microstructure using X-rays and neutrons that capture the signatures of these regions. We analyze the absolute intensities to obtain the volume fraction and size distribution of the disentangled domains in the melt. Employing neutrons, we follow the changes in these parameters with time. The trends are qualitatively similar to those of the previous rheological observations. Our methodology also provides an experimental verification of the theoretical report by McLeish, T. C. B.

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