Amalie L. Frischknecht

Absence of Ionomer Peaks in X-ray Scattering Does Not Imply Absence of Nanophase Separation in Ionomers

Abstract A peak at low wavevectors in the X-ray scattering of hydrated, ionic polymers is typically indicative of nanophase separation between the hydrophobic and hydrophilic domains. Here we use atomistic molecular dynamics simulations to show that low intensity or absent ionome...