Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics, Vol.35, No.16, 2681-2688, 1997
Nanoheterogeneity in Peo/PMMA Blends Probed by Xe-129-NMR
Xenon has been used as a structural probe of solid poly(ethylene oxide)/atactic poly(methyl methacrylate) (PEO/PMMA) blends of concentrations 10/90 to 75/25. Xe-129-NMR spectra at 293 K show significant changes in line width and chemical shift as the blend composition is varied. The Xe-129 spectra are interpreted in terms of exchange between amorphous single-phase PEO and PMMA domains. It is shown that a simple two-site exchange model can be used to calculate spectra which fit the experimental data over the whole concentration range. Xe exchange between blend subregions is demonstrated also by a two-dimensional NMR experiment. The PEO/PMMA results are compared to previously published poly(vinylidene fluoride)/PMMA Xe-129 spectra.
Keywords:OXIDE) POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);NUCLEAR-MAGNETIC-RESONANCE;POLY(ETHYLENE OXIDE);POLYMER BLENDS;CHEMICAL-SHIFT;SOLID POLYMERS;NMR-SPECTROSCOPY;AMORPHOUS STATE;PHASE-STRUCTURE;CRYSTALLIZATION