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Nanostructured morphology of polymer films prepared by matrix assisted pulsed laser evaporation

Applied Physics A volume 110, pages 771–777 (2013)Cite this article

Abstract

As recently illustrated, nanostructured glassy polymer films with exceptional thermal and kinetic stability can be formed via Matrix Assisted Pulsed Laser Evaporation (MAPLE) (Guo et al. in Nat. Mater. 11:337, 2012). Relative to the standard poly(methyl methacrylate) glass formed on cooling at standard rates, glasses prepared by MAPLE can be 40 % less dense and have a 40 K higher glass transition temperature (T g ). Furthermore, the kinetic stability in the glassy state can be enhanced by 2 orders-of-magnitude. Here, we examine the stability of the structured morphology. We show that nanostructured glasses may be formed even when the substrate is held at temperatures greater than the polymer T g during deposition. In addition, we discuss the origin of the enhanced stability and the mechanism of nanostructured film formation within the framework of the Zhigilei model. Finally, we compare the nanostructured morphology to the surface morphology of other MAPLE-deposited films in the literature.

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We acknowledge support of the NSF MRSEC program through the Princeton Center for Complex Materials (DMR-0819860) and usage of the PRISM Imaging and Analysis Center at Princeton University. R.D.P. acknowledges partial support from the NSF through a CAREER Award (DMR-1053144).

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  1. Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 08544, USA

    Kimberly B. Shepard, Yunlong Guo & Rodney D. Priestley

  2. Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 08544, USA

    Craig B. Arnold

  3. Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 08544, USA

    Craig B. Arnold & Rodney D. Priestley

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Shepard, K.B., Guo, Y., Arnold, C.B. et al. Nanostructured morphology of polymer films prepared by matrix assisted pulsed laser evaporation. Appl. Phys. A 110, 771–777 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-012-7151-8

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Keywords

  • PMMA
  • Kinetic Stability
  • PMMA Film
  • Nanostructured Film
  • Matrix Assisted Pulse Laser Evaporation