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下北 啓輔*; 山本 勝宏*; 宮田 登*; 中西 洋平*; 柴田 基樹*; 竹中 幹人*; 山田 悟史*; 瀬戸 秀樹*; 青木 裕之; 宮崎 司*
Soft Matter, 19(11), p.2082 - 2089, 2023/03
被引用回数：0 パーセンタイル：0(Chemistry, Physical)In the case of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) thin films on a Si substrate, thermal annealing induces the formation of a layer of PMMA chains tightly adsorbed near the substrate interface, and the strongly adsorbed PMMA remains on the substrate, even after washing with toluene (hereinafter called adsorbed sample). Neutron reflectometry revealed that the concerned structure consists of three layers: an inner layer (tightly bound on the substrate), a middle layer (bulk-like), and an outer layer (surface) in the adsorbed sample. When an adsorbed sample was exposed to toluene vapor, it became clear that, between the solid adsorption layer (which does not swell) and bulk-like swollen layer, there was a "buffer layer" that could sorb more toluene molecules than the bulk-like layer. This buffer layer was found not only in the adsorbed sample but also in the standard spin-cast PMMA thin films on the substrate. When the polymer chains were firmly adsorbed and immobilized on the Si substrate, the freedom of the possible structure right next to the tightly bound layer was reduced, which restricted the relaxation of the conformation of the polymer chain strongly. The "buffer layer" was manifested by the sorption of toluene with different scattering length density contrasts.
下北 啓輔*; 山本 勝宏*; 宮田 登*; 有馬 寛*; 中西 洋平*; 竹中 幹人*; 柴田 基樹*; 山田 悟史*; 瀬戸 秀樹*; 青木 裕之; et al.
Langmuir, 38(41), p.12457 - 12465, 2022/10
被引用回数：0 パーセンタイル：0(Chemistry, Multidisciplinary)We measured the neutron reflectivity (NR) of isotactic polypropylene (PP) thin films deposited on Si substrates modified by hexamethyldisilazane (HMDS) at the saturated vapor pressure of deuterated water at 25
C and 60C/85% RH to investigate the effect of HMDS on the interfacial water accumulation in PP-based polymer/inorganic filler nanocomposites and metal/resin bonding materials. We found that the amount of water accumulated at the PP/Si interface decreased with increasing immersion time of the Si substrate in a solution of HMDS in hexane prior to PP film deposition. During the immersion of the Si substrate, the HMDS molecules were deposited on the Si substrate as a monolayer without aggregation. Furthermore, the coverage of the HMDS monolayer on the Si substrate increased with increasing immersion time. At 60C and 85% RH, only a slight amount of interfacial water was detected after HMDS treatment for 1200 min. As a result, the maximum concentration of interfacial water was reduced to 0.1 from 0.3, where the latter corresponds to the PP film deposited on the untreated substrate.
structural analysis of an aligning agent additive for the alignment of nematic liquid crystals on solid substrates根本 文也*; 山田 悟史*; 日野 正裕*; 青木 裕之; 瀬戸 秀樹*
Soft Matter, 18(3), p.545 - 553, 2022/01
被引用回数：0 パーセンタイル：0(Chemistry, Physical)Surface aligning agents, such as amphiphilic surfactants, are widely used to control the initial alignment of nematic liquid crystals (NLCs) in liquid crystal displays (LCDs). Generally, these agents are first coated on a substrate prior to NLC introduction. When mixed with NLCs, long alkyl chain amphiphilic agent additives may control the NLC alignment without requiring pretreatment because they may spontaneously form an adsorbed layer at the solid-NLC interface. These self-assembled layers (SALs) appear promising in the effective control of the initial alignment of LCDs. However, direct observation of the adsorbed layer structure in contact with the NLCs is challenging due to probe limitations. Furthermore, the areal densities and alignments of the amphiphiles adsorbed from NLCs at the solid-NLC interface are not previously reported. Herein, the structure of the surface aligning agent 
-hexadecyltrimethylammonium-d
bromide (d-CTAB) was investigated at the silicon-NLC interface using neutron reflectometry (NR), which indicated that the CTAB self-assembled as a monolayer, with its alignment dependent on the amphiphile concentration. At low amphiphile concentrations, the alignment of the SAL and NLCs was parallel to the substrate. With increasing amphiphile concentration, the number of amphiphiles attached to the substrate increased within the framework of the Gibbs monolayer, with the alignment of the amphiphiles and NLCs becoming perpendicular to the substrate. The experimental setup used here is comparable to those of more natural systems, such as those found in the alignment of NLCs in LCDs.
金谷 利治*; 高橋 伸明; 西田 幸次*; 瀬戸 秀樹*; 長尾 道弘*; 武田 隆義*
Physica B; Condensed Matter, 385-386(1), p.676 - 681, 2006/11
被引用回数：13 パーセンタイル：52.05(Physics, Condensed Matter)中性子スピンエコー法により三種類のポリビニルアルコール(PVA)ゲルについて研究した。第一にジメチルスルホキシド(DMSO)と水を体積混合比60対40で混合したものを溶媒とするもの、第二にPVAのホウ酸水溶液、そして第三に化学架橋のPVAゲルである。中間散乱関数I(q,t)/I(q,0)はそれぞれ大きく異なった。最初のゲルと第三のゲルは、非減衰項を含むが、第二のゲルは含まなかった。これは非減衰項が静的濃度揺らぎに起因して起こることを示唆している。静的濃度揺らぎと動的濃度揺らぎはそれぞれ、ゲル網目による運動の制限とZimmモードに起因する高分子鎖セグメントの運動を示していることが明らかとなった。
高橋 伸明; 金谷 利治*; 西田 幸次*; 瀬戸 秀樹*; 長尾 道弘*; 武田 隆義*
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われわれは、三種類のポリビニルアルコール(PVA)ゲルのナノスケールにおける構造とダイナミクスを小角中性子散乱(SANS)及び中性子スピンエコー(NSE)により研究した。まず第一に、重水素化ジメチルスルホキシドと重水の混合溶媒によるPVAゲル、第二にPVAのホウ酸-重水溶液によるゲル、そして第三にグルタルアルデヒドにより化学架橋したPVAゲルである。第一のゲルは、NSEの結果からSANS強度を静的成分と動的成分に分離することに成功し、静的成分が支配的であることを明らかにした。第二のゲルのダイナミクスは、通常の溶液中の高分子鎖と同様の振る舞い(Zimmモデル)を示した。第三のゲルのダイナミクスは、短時間緩和はZimmモデルで示されたが、長時間もしくは非緩和成分が存在することが示された。
梶本 亮一; 横尾 哲也*; 中村 充孝; 柴田 薫; 川北 至信; 松浦 直人*; 遠藤 仁*; 瀬戸 秀樹*; 伊藤 晋一*; 中島 健次; et al.
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Materials and Life Science Experimental Facility (MLF) in J-PARC has 23 neutron beam ports, and 21 instruments have already been operated or under construction/commissioning. There are 6 instruments for inelastic neutron scattering and quasi-elastic neutron scattering. By a combination of these instruments, MLF gives opportunities to perform experiments in widely spread fields including solid state physics, amorphous materials and liquids, soft and biological matters, as well as industrial applications such as tire rubbers and battery materials. In this presentation, we review the characteristic features of these 6 instruments and scientific opportunities realized by the instruments.
梶本 亮一; 横尾 哲也*; 中村 充孝; 柴田 薫; 川北 至信; 松浦 直人*; 遠藤 仁*; 瀬戸 秀樹*; 伊藤 晋一*; 中島 健次; et al.
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The MLF Spectroscopy Group consists of six time-of-flight instruments for inelastic and quasi-elastic neutron scattering in the Materials and Life Science Experimental Facility (MLF) at J-PARC. 4SEASONS, HRC, AMATERAS, and POLANO are direct geometry spectrometers. By a combination of these instruments,MLF gives opportunities to study dynamics in widely spread fields including solid state physics, amorphous materials and liquids, soft and biological matters, as well as industrial applications such as tire rubbers and battery materials. In this presentation, we review the characteristic features of these 6 instruments and scientific opportunities realized by the instruments.
