Fig. 4: LVE and flowability of the PNC melts.
From: Relaxation-enhanced polymer nanocomposites induced by bound polymer loops on the particle surfaces
a, b G’(ω) and G″(ω) master curves plotted as functions of the frequency for PS and Ph–SiOx and BL6–PNCs with various NP loadings (Tref = 160 °C). For the different NP loadings, the curves were vertically shifted for clarity. The solid and dashed lines show the fitting results for G’(ω) and G″(ω), respectively, obtained using the model shown in the SI (Supplementary Eqs. 5–9). c Gter plotted as functions of φ for the PNCs. (d) |η*| plotted as functions of the frequency for pure PS and the PNCs (φ = 6–8 vol%). In (d), the dashed curves were obtained using |η*| = (G’2 + G″2)1/2/ω according to the model fitting shown in (a, b).
