中国物理B ›› 2014, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (12): 126103-126103.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/23/12/126103

• CONDENSED MATTER: STRUCTURAL, MECHANICAL, AND THERMAL PROPERTIES • 上一篇    下一篇

Phase field modeling of the ring-banded spherulites of crystalline polymers: The role of thermal diffusion

王晓东, 欧阳洁, 苏进, 周文   

  1. Department of Applied Mathematics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710129, China
  • 收稿日期:2013-11-19 修回日期:2014-08-20 出版日期:2014-12-15 发布日期:2014-12-15
  • 基金资助:

    Project supported by the National Key Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2012CB025903), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11402210), the Northwestern Polytechnical University Foundation for Fundamental Research (Grant No. JCY20130141), and the Ministry of Education Fund for Doctoral Students Newcomer Awards of China.

Phase field modeling of the ring-banded spherulites of crystalline polymers: The role of thermal diffusion

Wang Xiao-Dong (王晓东), Ouyang Jie (欧阳洁), Su Jin (苏进), Zhou Wen (周文)   

  1. Department of Applied Mathematics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710129, China
  • Received:2013-11-19 Revised:2014-08-20 Online:2014-12-15 Published:2014-12-15
  • Contact: Ouyang Jie E-mail:jieouyang@nwpu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:

    Project supported by the National Key Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2012CB025903), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11402210), the Northwestern Polytechnical University Foundation for Fundamental Research (Grant No. JCY20130141), and the Ministry of Education Fund for Doctoral Students Newcomer Awards of China.

摘要:

The ring-banded spherulite is a special morphology of polymer crystals and has attracted considerable attention over recent decades. In this study, a new phase field model with polymer characteristics is established to investigate the emergence and formation mechanism of the ring-banded spherulites of crystalline polymers. The model consists of a non-conserved phase field representing the phase transition and a temperature field describing the diffusion of the released latent heat. The corresponding model parameters can be obtained from experimentally accessible material parameters. Two-dimensional calculations are carried out for the ring-banded spherulitic growth of polyethylene film under a series of crystallization temperatures. The results of these calculations demonstrate that the formation of ring-banded spherulites can be triggered by the self-generated thermal field. Moreover, some temperature-dependent characteristics of the ring-banded spherulites observed in experiments are reproduced by simulations, which may help to study the effects of crystallization temperature on the ring-banded structures.

关键词: ring-banded spherulite, phase field model, thermal diffusion, crystalline polymers

Abstract:

The ring-banded spherulite is a special morphology of polymer crystals and has attracted considerable attention over recent decades. In this study, a new phase field model with polymer characteristics is established to investigate the emergence and formation mechanism of the ring-banded spherulites of crystalline polymers. The model consists of a non-conserved phase field representing the phase transition and a temperature field describing the diffusion of the released latent heat. The corresponding model parameters can be obtained from experimentally accessible material parameters. Two-dimensional calculations are carried out for the ring-banded spherulitic growth of polyethylene film under a series of crystallization temperatures. The results of these calculations demonstrate that the formation of ring-banded spherulites can be triggered by the self-generated thermal field. Moreover, some temperature-dependent characteristics of the ring-banded spherulites observed in experiments are reproduced by simulations, which may help to study the effects of crystallization temperature on the ring-banded structures.

Key words: ring-banded spherulite, phase field model, thermal diffusion, crystalline polymers

中图分类号:  (Theory of crystal structure, crystal symmetry; calculations and modeling)

  • 61.50.Ah
81.10.-h (Methods of crystal growth; physics and chemistry of crystal growth, crystal morphology, and orientation)