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Slow Relaxation of Spin-Cast Poly(methyl methacrylate) Confined in Thin Films

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Helen Richardson ,
Michele Sferrazza  and
Joseph L. Keddie
Helen Richardson
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XH, UK
Michele Sferrazza
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XH, UK
Joseph L. Keddie
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XH, UK
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Abstract

Although the volume relaxation of bulk homopolymer glasses is thoroughly understood, many questions remain about the volume relaxation of polymers cast from solvent. Furthermore, in polymer thin films, the possible effects of confinement, surfaces and interfaces on relaxation are largely unexplored. Measurements of the film thickness of spin-cast poly(methyl methacrylate) thin films over extended periods of time, using spectroscopic ellipsometry, reveal that the characteristic time for relaxation increases with film thickness. This result is consistent with the idea of enhanced molecular mobility in thin films, and it might reflect the conformation and a reduced extent of entanglements of the polymers when spin-cast from dilute solution.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 790: Symposium P – Dynamics in Small Confining Systems–2003 , 2003 , P7.20
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2004

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