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Isothermal crystallization of poly(glycolic acid) (PGA) has been studied using terahertz (THz) and infrared (IR) spectroscopy and simultaneous small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS)/wide-angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD) measurements. Changes in the intermolecular interactions in PGA during the isothermal crystallization were monitored using THz spectroscopy, which is an efficient technique for analyzing the higher-order structure of polymers. In the THz spectra, the temporal difference in the intensity observed in the isothermal crystallization is due to the difference in the vibrational origins of two bands at 192 and 65 cm−1. The band at 192 cm−1 primarily originates from the intramolecular vibrational mode (twisting of the local structure of the PGA molecular chain). Furthermore, the band at 65 cm−1 exists due to the intermolecular vibration mode (C = O···H-C hydrogen bonds between polymer chains). In addition, these THz bands appeared after the appearance of the SAXS and WAXD peaks. When a lamellar structure is formed and the molecular chains are oriented, the THz band originating from the intermolecular vibration is observed. It is highly possible that the intermolecular vibration appearing in the THz spectra requires the molecular chains to be oriented.
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This work was supported by the Industry–Academia Collaborative R&D from the Japan Science and Technology Agency, JST. Synchrotron radiation experiments were performed at the FSBL03XU of SPring-8 in collaboration with the Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (JASRI).
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Nishimura, F., Hoshina, H., Ozaki, Y. et al. Isothermal crystallization of poly(glycolic acid) studied by terahertz and infrared spectroscopy and SAXS/WAXD simultaneous measurements. Polym J 51, 237–245 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41428-018-0150-7
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