Effect of end group chemistry on surface molecular motion of monodisperse polystyrene films

The surface molecular motion of monodisperse polystyrene (PS) with various chain end groups was investigated on the basis of temperature‐dependent scanning viscoelasticity microscope (TDSVM). The surface glass transition temperatures, Tgss for the proton‐terminated PS (PS‐H) films with number‐average molecular weight, Mn of 4.9k–1,450k measured by TDSVM measurement were smaller than those for the bulk one, with corresponding Mns, and the Tgss …