The course focuses on the physics of polymer in bulk state, specifically in amorphous, crystalline and liquid crystalline states. The scattering techniques which are the main tools for characterizing polymer structures will be briefly introduced.
Polymer Chains
1.Polymerization
2.Configuration and conformation
3.Inter-molecular forces
Scattering
1.Bragg’s law
2.WAXS and SAXS
3.Structure and form factor
Amorphous State
1.Structures in amorphous state
2.Glass Transition
3.Molecular motion and viscoelasticity
Crystalline State
1.Crystal structure
2.Crystallization kinetics
3.Melting
Liquid Crystalline State
1.Chain Orientation
2.Liquid crystals