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The interfacial interaction between polymers and reinforcements has a positive effect on the properties of polymer nanocomposites, and a further study on the evolution of this interfacial interaction under a shear field is conducive to reasonable regulation of the properties of polymer nanocomposites. For this purpose, epitaxial crystallization of poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) on reduced graphene oxide (RGO) is investigated by shearing at the shear rate of 3 s -1 by in situ synchrotron radiation. In situ two-dimensional small-angle X-ray scattering (2D SAXS) results suggest that the imposed shear field promotes the orientation of the polymer chains, resulting in the formation of a large periodic structure of PCL on the RGO surface. In addition, higher shear temperatures facilitate the conformational adjustment of the PCL molecular chain on RGO at the shear rate of 3 s -1 , resulting in the formation of thicker lamellae. In situ two-dimensional wide-angle X-ray diffraction (2D WAXD) results show that shear enhances the crystallinity of the PCL/RGO nanocomposite and promotes the oriented growth of epitaxial and bulk crystals. The current findings can improve the understanding of the structural evolution behavior of PCL/RGO nanocomposites after shear and especially enhance dramatically our understanding of the underlying mechanism of influence of shear on interfacial epitaxial crystallization in polymer/graphene nanocomposite systems.

Epitaxial Crystallization of Poly(ε-caprolactone) on Reduced Graphene Oxide at a Low Shear Rate by In Situ SAXS/WAXD Methods