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The effect of PBS on the morphological features of PVDF has been investigated by optical and atomic force microscopies under various conditions. It was found that neat PVDF forms large γ form spherulites with extraordinarily weak birefringence at 170°C. Adding 30% PBS makes PVDF exhibit intrigued flower-like spherulitic morphology. The growth mechanism was explained by the decrease of the supercooling and the materials dissipation. Increasing the PBS content to 70% favors the formation of ring banded spherulites. Temperature dependent experiments verify the γ→γ phase transition occurs from the junction sites of the α and γ crystals, while starts from the centers of α spherulites in the blends. Ring banded structures could be observed in neat PVDF, 70/30 blend and 30/70 blend when crystallized at 155°C, without γ crystals. The band period of PVDF α spherulites increases with crystallization temperature as well as the amount of PBS content. At 140°C, spherulites in neat PVDF lose their ring banded feature, while coarse spherulites consisting of evident lamellar bundles could be found in 30/70 blend.
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The work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundations of China (No. 20974011) and the program of Introducing Talents of Discipline to Universities (No. B08003).
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Wang, Tc., Li, Hh. & Yan, Sk. Effect of poly(butylene succinate) on the morphology evolution of poly(vinylidene fluoride) in their blends. Chin J Polym Sci 30, 269–277 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10118-012-1122-6
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