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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Polymer Physics
  • Acoustics

Background:

  • Quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) is a sensitive technique for monitoring thin film properties.
  • Understanding viscoelastic changes in polymer bilayers is crucial for material design.
  • Previous studies have reported on glass transition behavior in polymer interfaces.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a novel method for analyzing QCM data using an acoustic transfer-matrix model.
  • To determine local depth-dependent shear modulus (G̃(z)) profiles in polymer bilayer films.
  • To investigate viscoelastic changes in immiscible polymer bilayers upon annealing.

Main Methods:

  • Application of an acoustic transfer-matrix model to QCM data.
  • Computational fitting of frequency (Δf(n)) and dissipation (ΔΓ(n)) shifts across harmonics (n).
  • Modeling the shear modulus gradient (G̃(z)) as a hyperbolic tangent function.

Main Results:

  • Observed a significant decrease in dissipation upon annealing for rubbery polybutadiene (PB) on glassy polystyrene (PS) films.
  • Determined a broad (230 nm) and asymmetric (200 nm) shear modulus gradient towards the PS side.
  • Found the shear modulus gradient to be symmetric on a log G scale, with interface modulus optimizing acoustic energy transmission.

Conclusions:

  • The acoustic transfer-matrix model effectively reveals depth-dependent shear modulus profiles from QCM data.
  • Annealing induces substantial viscoelastic changes in PS/PB bilayers, linked to the formation of a broad modulus gradient.
  • The findings are consistent with local glass transition trends and highlight the acoustic significance of the interface modulus.