Abstract
Single crystals of low Mw poly(4-methyl-1-pentene) (P4MP1) in its form I display an unusual streaking of their diffraction pattern. The crystals also frequently give rise to composite diffraction patterns made of two patterns rotated by 37°. The streaking indicates a structural disorder, namely a shift of nearby layers along the a or b axis by one quarter of the unit-cell edge. The daughter crystals, rotated by 37°, are produced on the edges of the parent crystals via an epitaxial growth that is a direct consequence of the structural disorder.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 836-840 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | polymer |
Volume | 47 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2006 Jan 25 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Organic Chemistry
- Polymers and Plastics
- Materials Chemistry