Experimental Polymer Physics Group
Research Group Exp. Polymer Physics MLU Halle-Wittenberg
Head of the group
Research interests
In our research we investigate the properties, the microscopic structure and the crystallization process of semicrystalline polymers. We are interested to understand the mechanism of interface induced crystallization and crystal nucleation, to find out which processes control the crystallinity of polymers, and how the structure of functional polymers in thins films can be controlled and optimized. As experimental methods we mainly use different X-ray scattering techniques, AFM, rheology and calorimetry. Please explore our webpage to find out more about our research interests and results.
Selected/Recent publications
- Dolynchuk, O., Tariq, M., Thurn-Albrecht, T.; Phenomenological Theory of First-Order Prefreezing. J Phys Chem Lett 10, 1942-1946 (2019)
- Schulz, M., Seidlitz, A., Kurz, R., Bärenwald, R., Petzold, A., Saalwächter, K., Thurn-Albrecht, T.; The Underestimated Effect of Intracrystalline Chain Dynamics on the Morphology and Stability of Semicrystalline Polymers. Macromolecules 51, 8377-8385 (2018)
- Flieger, A.-K.; Schulz, M.; Thurn-Albrecht, T.; Interface-Induced Crystallization of Polycaprolactone on Graphite via First-Order Prewetting of the Crystalline Phase, Macromolecules 51, 189-194 (2018)
- Kurz, R.; Achilles, A.; Chen, W.; Schäfer, M.; Seidlitz, A.; Golitsyn, Y.; Kressler, J.; Paul, W.; Hempel, G.; Miyoshi, T.; Thurn-Albrecht, T.; Saalwächter, K; Intracrystalline Jump Motion in Poly(ethylene oxide) Lamellae of Variable Thickness: A Comparison of NMR Methods, Macromolecules 50, 3890-3902 (2017)