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Aimed at the molding of polymer nanostructure parts, the interface model between longand short-chain polycarbonates (PC) and nickel mold inserts was established by the molecular dynamics method. The molecular mechanism of the replication capability of polymer nanostructure part molding was discussed by analyzing the migration and diffusion of the molecular chain, concentration profile, filling morphology evolution, interface binding energy, and filling rate of conventional injection molding (CIM) and rapid heat cycle molding (RHCM). The results show that nanostructures are filled mainly during the packing stage. A short-chain PC system has a low glass transition temperature (Tg) and viscosity, good fluidity, and a high filling rate, so the replication capability of its nanostructures is good. A long-chain PC system has a fast cooling rate in CIM, its molecular chain motion is blocked, the filling rate is low, and the interface binding energy is small, and so its nanostructures have poor replication capability. However, the high temperature at the nanostructures can be maintained for a long time in RHCM, which promotes Brownian motion in the molecular chains. Under the action of packing pressure, molecular chains can overcome entanglement barriers and viscous resistance. Thus, the polymer concentration profile and filling rate increase with increasing packing pressure, which can produce more van der Waals energy. Furthermore, the evolution process of polymer filling morphology is realized by the Brownian motion of chain segments under packing pressure; that is, the diffusion motion of the molecular chain along the direction of a tube composed of other chains around it. With the increase of temperature or pressure, the migration and diffusion of the molecular chain can be promoted; thus, the replication capability of nanostructure parts for mold cavities can be enhanced.

Molecular Mechanism Research into the Replication Capability of Nanostructures Based on Rapid Heat Cycle Molding