Free volume of an epoxy resin and its relation to structural relaxation: Evidence from positron lifetime and pressure-volume-temperature experiments

2006 ◽  
Vol 73 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Günter Dlubek ◽  
E. M. Hassan ◽  
Reinhard Krause-Rehberg ◽  
Jürgen Pionteck
Keyword(s):  
Epoxy Resin ◽  
Free Volume ◽  
Structural Relaxation ◽  
Positron Lifetime

Free volume of an oligomeric epoxy resin and its relation to structural relaxation: Evidence from positron lifetime and pressure-volume-temperature experiments

2007 ◽  
Vol 75 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Günter Dlubek ◽  
Jürgen Pointeck ◽  
Muhamad Qasim Shaikh ◽  
E. M. Hassan ◽  
Reinhard Krause-Rehberg
Keyword(s):  
Epoxy Resin ◽  
Free Volume ◽  
Structural Relaxation ◽  
Positron Lifetime

Free Volume Changes in Bulk Amorphous Alloys During Structural Relaxation and in the Supercooled Liquid State

1998 ◽  
Vol 554 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Nagel ◽  
K. Rätzke ◽  
E. Schmidtke ◽  
F. Faupel
Keyword(s):  
Free Volume ◽  
Metallic Glasses ◽  
Structural Relaxation ◽  
Amorphous Alloys ◽  
Excess Volume ◽  
Positron Lifetime ◽  
Supercooled Liquid ◽  
Mechanical Tests ◽  
Volume Changes ◽  
Shallow Traps

AbstractVolume changes in Zr46.7Ti8.3Cu7.5Ni10Be27.5 and Zr 65Al7.5Ni10Cu17.5 bulk metallic glasses have been observed by positron annihilation and density measurements. At low cooling rates excess volume of the order of 0.1 % is quenched in both glasses. Isothermal relaxation kinetics below the glass transition temperature obey a Kohlrausch law with exponents of β≈(0.3 ± 0.1). Structural relaxation is not accompanied by embrittlement, as indicated by simple mechanical tests. The outer surface plays a crucial role in annealing of excess volume, which can be restored by annealing above Tg. The observed free volume changes are at variance with the behavior of a perfectly strong glass. The temperature dependence of the positron lifetime is discussed in terms of thermal detrapping from shallow traps.

Mechanical and microstructural properties of polystyrene based composites: positron lifetime spectroscopic and DSC studies

2011 ◽  
Vol 31 (2-3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdullah Mohammed Ali Mohammed Altaweel ◽  
Jaya Madhu Raj ◽  
Malalvalli Nagarajaiah Chandrashekara ◽  
Puttegowda Ramya ◽  
Parthasarathy Sampathkumaran ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Thermal Stability ◽  
Free Volume ◽  
Positron Lifetime ◽  
Tensile Modulus ◽  
Silica Content ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
Dsc Studies ◽  
Microstructural Property ◽  
Calcium Aluminosilicate

Abstract Polystyrene (PS) based composites respectively with cenosphere (CS) and calcium aluminosilicate (CAS) as fillers were studied using the positron lifetime technique to reveal the correlation between free volume, a microstructural property, and mechanical properties of the composites (tensile strength and tensile modulus). The thermal stability of the composites was determined using differential scanning calorimetry. The results showed that addition of CAS filler lead to a significant improvement in the mechanical properties of the composite, whereas addition of CS resulted in improvement in tensile modulus only. Both PS/CAS and PS/CS composites showed enhancement in thermal stability compared with that of the pure PS matrix. The positron results showed that the average free volume size for the PS/CAS composite (at 40 phr CAS) was reduced significantly compared with that of the pure PS. These results are understood in terms of the influence of silica content, filler-matrix interaction, and particle size.

Preliminary Positron Lifetime Results on Free Volumes in Cyclodextrins

2010 ◽  
Vol 666 ◽  
pp. 99-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Fatima Ferreira Marques ◽  
A.M.G. Moreira Da Silva ◽  
P.M. Gordo ◽  
Z. Kajcsos
Keyword(s):  
Positron Annihilation ◽  
Free Volume ◽  
Positron Lifetime ◽  
Positron Annihilation Lifetime Spectroscopy ◽  
Positron Source ◽  
Lifetime Component ◽  
Positron Annihilation Lifetime ◽  
Long Lifetime

Positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy was used to study the free-volume parameters in various pure -, - and -cyclodextrins samples and, in the case of β-cyclodextrin, with inclusion of S-carvone and thymoquinone. The results clearly indicate the presence of long lifetime components related to Ps-formation. The data show that the addition of S-carvone to β-cyclodextrin results in a decrease of o-Ps lifetime that we ascribe to a reduction of free volume holes from 81.8 to 63.7 Å3. The long lifetime component disappears when thymoquinone is added to -cyclodextrin, indicating this substance acts as an o-Ps quencher. For all samples studied, a decrease in the long lifetime component values was observed with increasing source in situ time, a result that might be attributed to the irradiation of the sample by the 22Na positron source.

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