Figure 2.

Structure control and propagation distance of the interphase. (a) Effect of equilibration time on interphase thickness. The interphase thickness increases with an increase in heat treatment time and then tends to a plateau. (b) Control of interphase thickness by adjusting the adsorbed chain structure. The interphase thickness increases with an increase in the molecular weight of the polymer chain. Meanwhile, the interphase thickness can be changed by adjusting the adsorbed chain conformation. (c) Long-range effects of the interphase. Up to now, most literature has reported that the propagation distance is in the range of 3–11R_g.