Abstract

We exploit the strong temperature dependence of dielectric constant of N-methylformamide to control the strength of electrostatic interactions in polyelectrolyte solutions of sodium polystyrene sulfonate, and investigate the dynamic properties of salt-free solutions over a broad temperature range, from 54 to −58 °C. The traditional fast and slow diffusion processes are observed. The ratio of diffusion coefficients, D s/ D f, increases and the ratio of their amplitudes, A s/ A f, decreases, both by a factor of about two in this temperature range confirming the expected temperature variation with the Bjerrum length.

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