Abstract
We present a static and quasi-elastic neutron scattering study on both the structure and dynamics of a ring polymer in a ring and linear polymer melt, respectively. In the first case, the ring structure proved to be significantly more compact compared to the linear chain with the same molecular weight. In the mixture, the ring molecules swell as was confirmed by small angle neutron scattering (SANS) in accordance with both theory and simulation work. The dynamical behavior of both systems, which for the first time has been explored by neutron spin echo spectroscopy (NSE), shows a surprisingly fast center of mass diffusion as compared to the linear polymer. These results agree qualitatively with the presented atomistic MD simulations. The fast diffusion turned out to be an explicit violation of the Rouse model.
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