The Effect of Polymer-Substrate Interaction on the Nucleation Property： Comparing Study of Graphene and Hexagonal Boron Nitride Nanosheets

Hexagonal boron nitride nanosheets （BNNSs） can work as a more efficient nucleating agent for two polyesters compared to graphene. Studies on the crystallization and dewetting processes of two polyesters, poly（butylene succinate） and poly（butylene adipate）, on the two substrate surfaces prove that the interaction between BNNSs and the polyesters is stronger than that between graphene and the polyesters. This strong interaction induces the pre-ordered conformation of molten PBA which has been identified by the in situ FTIR spectra. Thus BNNSs possess higher nucleation property than graphene. Finally, a new polymer-substrate interaction induced nucleation mechanism was proposed to explain the nucleation efficiency difference between graphene and BNNSs.