title: Structure and texture analysis of PVC foils by neutron diffraction.
abstract: Crystalline order of molded and then bi-axially stretched foils prepared from atactic PVC resin is investigated by means of wide-angle neutron diffraction (WAND). The observed high-resolution WAND patterns of all samples are dominated by a sharp maximum corresponding to the inter-planar distance 0.52 nm. Two weaker maxima are also resolved at 0.62 and 0.78 nm. Intensities of the peaks vary with deformation ratios of the samples and their diffraction position. Average size of the coherently scattering domains is estimated as approximately 4-8 nm. Based on the experimental data, a novel model of crystalline order of atactic PVC is proposed.
authors.affiliation: Czech Technical University, FNSPE, Prague, Czech Republic. ladislav.kalvoda@fjfi.cvut.cz
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kalvoda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dlouhá
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vratislav
mesh_terms: D003461:Crystallography / Q000379:methods*; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D033363:Neutron Diffraction / Q000379:methods*; D011143:Polyvinyl Chloride / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D011143:Polyvinyl Chloride