Diffusion of Camphorquinone in Uniaxially Drawn Polycarbonate Films.

Abstract

Employing the laser induced holographic grating relaxation technique, we have measured tracer diffusion coefficients of a photochromous dye, camphorquinone (CQ), in uniaxially drawn polycarbonate films as a function of stretch ratio. Anisotropy in the tracer diffusion coefficient has been observed with D greater than D by at least a factor of 4 for the film stretched to the stretch ratio delta = 2.3. The diffusion coefficient along the direction of stretch D increases significantly with increasing delta, whereas D decreases slightly with increasing delta. The stretch ratio dependence of D and D is interpreted according to a modified free volume theory. The strain rate and stretch temperature dependence of the anisotropic tracer diffusion coefficient has also been investigated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA252489

Entities

People

  • C. H. Wang
  • J. L. Xia

Organizations

  • University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Chemistry

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Dielectric Polymers
  • Diffraction
  • Diffusion Coefficient
  • Glass Transition Temperature
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Macromolecules
  • Molecules
  • Nebraska
  • Physics
  • Polymeric Films
  • Polymers
  • Small Molecules
  • Strain Rate
  • Transition Temperature

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

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  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Analytical Mechanics
  • Materials Science and Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers
  • Directed Energy - Pulsed-Laser Deposition