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Photon correlation spectroscopy in the polarized geometry has been used to systematically investigate the complex dynamics of a highly concentrated entangled polymer solution in a nominally good solvent, poly(butylacrylate) in dioxane. In addition to the well known fast cooperative diffusion process, a slow virtuallyq-independent mode is detected, whereq is the scattering wavevector, in agreement with previous experimental works on semidilute solutions. This mode is attributed to the viscoelastic nature of the transient physical network, formed by the entanglements, which relaxes its elastic stress induced by the concentration fluctuations, as confirmed by small amplitude oscillatory shear measurements; the latter reveal a terminal relaxation time comparable to the characteristic time of the slow relaxation process. Results, especially in terms of concentration and temperature dependence, are evaluated and discussed in view of the existing theoretical treatments in the field, predicting the existence of the slow viscoelastic relaxation. The relationship between dynamic light scattering and mechanical spectroscopy is established.
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Jian, T., Vlassopoulos, D., Fytas, G. et al. Coupling of concentration fluctuations to viscoelasticity in highly concentrated polymer solutions. Colloid Polym Sci 274, 1033–1043 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00658368
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