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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Dynamic thermal expansivity near the glass transition

Ranko RichertRoland BöhmerC. BauerTage Emil Christensen

subject

Capacitive sensingThermodynamicsTemperature cyclingDielectricCondensed Matter Physics530Electronic Optical and Magnetic MaterialsCondensed Matter::Soft Condensed Matterchemistry.chemical_compoundFragilitychemistryThermalMaterials ChemistryCeramics and CompositesRelaxation (physics)PolystyreneGlass transition

description

Dielectric techniques were used to investigate the thermal expansivity of polystyrene films. Capacitive scanning dilatometry (CSD) employs temperature ramping in order to monitor the non-linear structural relaxation in the glass transformation range and to quantify liquid fragility. In the linear response regime, the complex thermal expansivity is obtained as a function of the temperature cycling frequency and is observed to reflect the structural relaxation.

https://dx.doi.org/10.17877/de290r-3190