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    Effect of Uniaxial Stretching on Structural Properties of Poly(3-Alkylthiophenes)

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    The influence of uniaxial stretching on the molecular structure of poly(3-alkylthiophenes) was studied with the use of X-ray diffraction. Three poly(3-alkylthiophenes), namely these containing n-hexyl, n-octyl and n-decyl groups, were investigated. The samples were oriented by stretching and the diffraction patterns for two geometries of scattering were obtained for undoped samples. The comparison of experimental diffraction data for unoriented and oriented samples, gives information about the role of the side chains in the changes of molecular conformation induced by stretching of the polymer sample. The main conclusion of our work is that the process of orientation induces similar phenomena in all samples studied, but the structural and conformation changes depend on the side chain length: the shorter the alkyl substituent, the easier the straightening of the main polymer chain. The authors suggest that uniaxial stretching of poly(3-alkylthiophenes) changes the degree of main chain planarity. This effect can influence the 蟺-conjugation in polymer system, which may have great importance for any future application of poly(3-alkylthiophenes)

    Wyzwanie i przygoda: dwadzie艣cia lat poszukiwa艅 modelu struktury polimerowego systemu przewodz膮cego polianilina/kwas kamforosulfonowy prowadz膮cych do wykorzystania metod sztucznej inteligencji

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    The search for the model structure of polyaniline/camphorsulfonic acid (PANI/CSA) began approximately twenty years ago and remained an unsolved problem. Recently, a new molecular dynamics based model was published in which the system forms a structure of alternating double layers. Having brought together all available information regarding the system, an artificial intelligence approach was formulated, which resulted in finding a model of the crystalline regions of the polymer system in agreement with various experimental results. The approach is thoroughly described due to its versatility.Poszukiwania modelu struktury systemu polianilina/kwas kamforosulfonowy (PANI/CSA) rozpocz臋艂y si臋 przed ok. dwudziestu laty, nadal jednak problem pozostaje nierozwi膮zany. W minionych latach opublikowano nowy model otrzymany w wyniku symulacji metod膮 dynamiki molekularnej. Zgodnie z jego przewidywaniami w systemie PANI/CSA powstaje struktura naprzemiennych dwuwarstw. Na podstawie dost臋pnej wiedzy sformu艂owano wykorzystuj膮c膮 algorytmy sztucznej inteligencji metod臋, kt贸ra doprowadzi艂a do znalezienia modelu wykazuj膮cego zgodno艣膰 z r贸偶nego rodzaju do艣wiadczeniami. Ze wzgl臋du na uniwersalno艣膰 opracowanej metody, szczeg贸艂owo j膮 opisano

    Wp艂yw rozpuszczalnika na anizotropi臋 cienkich warstw polianiliny

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    X-ray surface diffraction experiments performed on polyaniline/camphorsulfonic acid (PANI/CSA) thin films reveal high anisotropy of the five main crystalline peaks. This anisotropy is different for samples cast from m-cresol and cast from trifluoroacetic acid (TFA). Taking advantage of a recently published crystalline unit cell model, intensity distribution maps are calculated for these two types of samples. The anisotropy is in agreement with experiment, further validating the PANI/CSA model and showing that solvent molecules are not present in the unit cell.Cienkowarstwowe, wykazuj膮ce siln膮 anizotropi臋 pr贸bki polianilina/kwas kamforosulfonowy (PANI/CSA) zbadano metod膮 dyfrakcji powierzchniowej promieniowania rentgenowskiego. Wyniki pomiar贸w w geometriach: transmisyjnej, odbiciowej i po艣rednich wykaza艂y r贸偶nice mi臋dzy nat臋偶eniami pi臋ciu g艂贸wnych maksim贸w krystalicznych. Anizotropia pr贸bek by艂a r贸偶na w wypadku u偶ycia r贸偶nych rozpuszczalnik贸w (m-cresol, kwas trifluorooctowy). Niedawno opublikowany model struktury PANI/CSA wykorzystano do obliczenia map nat臋偶e艅, a nast臋pnie do por贸wna艅 z wynikami pomiar贸w. Proponowany model poprawnie opisuje uporz膮dkowanie w pr贸bkach folii z PANI/CSA wylanych z r贸偶nych rozpuszczalnik贸w, bez konieczno艣ci uwzgl臋dniania w nim cz膮steczek rozpuszczalnika. 艢wiadczy to o tym, 偶e cz膮steczki rozpuszczalnika nie wyst臋puj膮 w strukturze PANI/CSA jako sk艂adniki kom贸rki elementarnej

    Examination of polymer/metal interface modified by self-assembled monolayer by Kelvin probe force microscopy and secondary ion mass spectrometry

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    Buried interfaces between a polystyrene (PS) or polar poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) thin film and the gold surface patterned with CH_{3}- and COOH-terminated alkanethiols self-assembled monolayers (SAM) were examined via Kelvin probe force microscopy. Chemical composition of the interface was probed by secondary ion mass spectrometry. The contact potential difference maps measured on the PS and the PMMA films show inverted contrast. This observation is discussed in terms of reorientations of the COOH-SAM net dipole moments induced by interactions with PMMA
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