The crystal structures and the polymorphism of polymers are described on the basis of the main principles that define the conformation of polymer chains in the crystalline state and the modes of packing of macromolecules. We show that the presence of defects and disorder in the crystals influences the polymorphic behavior. The cases of polymorphism of isotactic poly(butene) (iPB) and syndiotactic poly(styrene) (sPS) are ilustrated as examples. In the case of iPB, the effect of the presence of defects of stereoregularity and of comonomeric units on the crystallization of form I and form II is described as an example of alteration of the crystallization behavior because of the modification of both thermodynamic stability and crystallization kinetics from the melt of the polymorphic forms. The case of sPS is taken as an example of a very complex polymorphic behavior arising from the presence and development of structural disorder.

Crystal structures and polymorphism of polymers: Influence of defects and disorder / De Rosa, Claudio; Auriemma, Finizia; Malafronte, Anna; Scoti, Miriam. - In: POLYMER CRYSTALLIZATION. - ISSN 2573-7619. - 1:4(2018), p. e10015. [10.1002/pcr2.10015]

Crystal structures and polymorphism of polymers: Influence of defects and disorder

De Rosa, Claudio
Primo
;
Auriemma, Finizia
Secondo
;
Malafronte, Anna
Penultimo
;
SCOTI, MIRIAM
Ultimo
2018

Abstract

The crystal structures and the polymorphism of polymers are described on the basis of the main principles that define the conformation of polymer chains in the crystalline state and the modes of packing of macromolecules. We show that the presence of defects and disorder in the crystals influences the polymorphic behavior. The cases of polymorphism of isotactic poly(butene) (iPB) and syndiotactic poly(styrene) (sPS) are ilustrated as examples. In the case of iPB, the effect of the presence of defects of stereoregularity and of comonomeric units on the crystallization of form I and form II is described as an example of alteration of the crystallization behavior because of the modification of both thermodynamic stability and crystallization kinetics from the melt of the polymorphic forms. The case of sPS is taken as an example of a very complex polymorphic behavior arising from the presence and development of structural disorder.
2018
Crystal structures and polymorphism of polymers: Influence of defects and disorder / De Rosa, Claudio; Auriemma, Finizia; Malafronte, Anna; Scoti, Miriam. - In: POLYMER CRYSTALLIZATION. - ISSN 2573-7619. - 1:4(2018), p. e10015. [10.1002/pcr2.10015]
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