Depolarization of linearly polarized light by a polycrystalline specimen
作者:
F.L. Binsbergen,
期刊:
Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B
(Taylor Available online 1970)
卷期:
Volume 4,
issue 4
页码: 837-851
ISSN:0022-2348
年代: 1970
DOI:10.1080/00222347008217126
出版商: Taylor & Francis Group
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
One of the methods in use for measuring the kinetics of isothermal crystallization of polymers is the recording of the depolarization of plane-polarized light by a microscope specimen. A relation between this depolarization and the volume fraction crystallized has been derived taking into account the polycrystalline nature of the specimen and assuming uniaxially birefringent crystallites. Uniform, all-directional increase in size of the crystallites would cause the depolarization to follow an Avrami-type equation with the Avrami exponent one unit “too high.” For spherulitic growth the correct Avrami exponent is found on the assumption that the birefringent entities in the spherulites do not increase in size but only in number. The depolarization by a polycrystalline specimen of uniform particle size is proportional to both specimen thickness and particle size. The derived relations are tested by random number calculation and their limits of reliability are indicated accordingly.
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