Effect of doped and undoped POMA on the morphology and miscibility of blends with Poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF)

Abstract

The effect of the addition of small amounts of doped and undoped poly(o-methoxyaniline) (POMA) on the morphology of melt crystallized PVDF was investigated by means of polarized light optical microscopy. Undoped POMA (POMA-EB) inhibits nucleation and growth of non ringed spherulites, partially formed by the polar gphase, whereas POMA doped with toluene sulfonic acid (POMA-TSA) favors this process. Moreover, the doping of POMA increases the miscibility between the components of the PVDF/POMA blends, resulting in more homogeneous films. A possible cause of this miscibility increase and for the favoring of the polar gphase, is the higher polarity of the POMA chains as a result of the doping.