Molecular dynamics simulation of shish-kebab crystallization of polyethylene: Unraveling the effects of molecular weight distribution.

作者: Li Zhao , Yanling Hu , Yunqi Shao , Zhen Liu , Boping Liu

DOI: 10.1063/1.5089694

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摘要: By means of molecular dynamics simulations, extensional flow was performed on five polyethylene models with different weight distributions (MWDs) precisely designed in view Grubbs, metallocene, Ziegler-Natta, and chromium-based catalysts, while ignoring the sequence short branches to shed light mechanism MWD shish-kebab formation. The formation crystallites can be divided into three stages: emergence precursors, evolution from precursors shish nuclei, lamellar crystallites. results demonstrated that initiated trans-rich segments local order minor crystallinity grew large nuclei eventually evolved lamellae. There were more inconsecutively trans-state bonds occurring long chains rather than chains, which promoted an easier transformation nuclei. Therefore, broader MWDs make positive contributions increase crystallization speed, generation a regular, compact, thicker lamella less tie molecule fractions, final is independent MWD.

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