Comment on "Temperature divergence of the dynamics of a poly(vinyl acetate) glass: dielectric vs. mechanical behaviors" [J. Chem. Phys. 136, 154901 (2012)]

The temperature dependence of polymer dynamics below the standard glass transition is of considerable interest. Glassy relaxation dictates the process of physical aging, and understanding these slow dynamics helps in assessing a possible divergence at a finite temperature. In a recent paper, Zhao an...

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Published in:The Journal of chemical physics 2013-10, Vol.139 (13), p.137101-137101
Main Author: Richert, Ranko
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:The temperature dependence of polymer dynamics below the standard glass transition is of considerable interest. Glassy relaxation dictates the process of physical aging, and understanding these slow dynamics helps in assessing a possible divergence at a finite temperature. In a recent paper, Zhao and McKenna have measured the equilibrium dynamics of poly(vinyl acetate) in the range from Tg − 15 K to Tg + 30 K using Struiks protocol [J. Zhao and G. B. McKenna, J. Chem. Phys. 136, 154901 (2012)]. In a figure that is meant to compare their results with dielectric relaxation data from Wagner and Richert [Polymer 38, 255 (1997)], dielectric retardation data from that work is shown instead. The corrected figure shows a considerable difference in the two measurements below Tg − 10 K, Arrhenius versus Vogel-Fulcher-Tammann behavior, and a possible source of the difference is discussed.
ISSN:0021-9606
1089-7690
DOI:10.1063/1.4823797