Pinzhang Chen

Correction to: Nature Communications https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-68952-w, published online 30 January 2026 In the version of this article initially published, there was a presentation mistake in Fig. 5c–e, due to a conversion error, where chemical structures inadvertently swapped. The figure is now updated in the HTML and PDF versions of the article.

Stretch-induced crystallization (SIC) and structural transitions of poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) filled with different contents of nanosilica were studied with an in situ synchrotron radiation wide-angle X-ray scattering technique during uniaxial tensile deformation at temperatures from −40 to −65 °C.

Stretch-induced crystallization (SIC) and phase transitions of poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) have been studied with the in situ synchrotron radiation wide-angle X-ray scattering technique (WAXS) during tensile deformation at temperatures ranging from −45 to −65 °C. The phase transitions during tensile deformation go through different processes at different temperature regions, where four phases are involved in namely oriented amorphous (OA), mesophase, α form, and β form crystals.