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Study of hydrogen bond dynamics in Nylon 6 crystals using IR spectroscopy and molecular dynamics focusing on the differences between α and γ crystal forms

2018; Wiley; Volume: 118; Issue: 14 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/qua.25595

1097-461X

Mateusz Z. Brela, M. Wójcik, Marek Boczar, Erika Onishi, Harumi Sato, Takahito Nakajima, Yukihiro Ozaki,

Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties

Abstract Proton dynamics of hydrogen bonds (HBs) in the α and γ form of Nylon 6 were investigated by Born–Oppenheimer molecular dynamics (BOMD). Our results show differences in the dynamic effects of interchain HB interactions between the α form and the γ form of Nylon 6. Analysis of the time course of the geometrical parameters of HBs along the BOMD simulations has shown that HBs are dynamically favored in the γ form of Nylon. The quantization of the NH stretching mode enables a detailed discussion of the strengths of HB interactions. Solving the Schrödinger equation for the snapshots of one‐dimensional proton potentials, extracted from the ab initio MD, enables the consideration of anharmonicity, thermodynamics, and approximate quantum effects on proton movement. A larger red shift of the NH stretching band was observed in the γ form compared with the α form. Our study shows that HBs are more stabilized in the γ form than in the α form, which is mainly due to the higher number of HBs. The distribution of HBs along the trajectory clearly reveals the preference of the γ form. The quantization of the NH motion enables the discussion of the differences in the IR spectra between the two forms.