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Extraction of Fickian water diffusion in polymers using terahertz time-domain spectroscopy

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Extraction of Fickian water diffusion in polymers using terahertz time-domain spectroscopy. / Engelbrecht, Sebastian; Pichot, Vincent; Goepfert, Thomas et al.
In: Polymer, Vol. 257, 125285, 04.10.2022.

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Engelbrecht, S., Pichot, V., Goepfert, T., Lin, H., & Fischer, B. M. (2022). Extraction of Fickian water diffusion in polymers using terahertz time-domain spectroscopy. Polymer, 257, Article 125285. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2022.125285

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Engelbrecht S, Pichot V, Goepfert T, Lin H, Fischer BM. Extraction of Fickian water diffusion in polymers using terahertz time-domain spectroscopy. Polymer. 2022 Oct 4;257:125285. Epub 2022 Sept 5. doi: 10.1016/j.polymer.2022.125285

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Engelbrecht, Sebastian ; Pichot, Vincent ; Goepfert, Thomas et al. / Extraction of Fickian water diffusion in polymers using terahertz time-domain spectroscopy. In: Polymer. 2022 ; Vol. 257.

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title = "Extraction of Fickian water diffusion in polymers using terahertz time-domain spectroscopy",
abstract = "The dynamic behavior of polycarbonate and poly(methyl methacrylate) upon water immersion at temperatures of 40 °C and 70 °C was studied by gravimetric measurements and by terahertz time-domain spectroscopy. Time-resolved measurements of the terahertz refractive index and absorption coefficient show a good agreement to the gravimetric measurements. Assuming a Fickian diffusion mechanic the diffusion coefficients were extracted from both methods. It was found that the terahertz measurements provide a reliable non-contact way to study the water diffusion in polymers. Especially, the THz absorption coefficient seems to be a robust method to determine the diffusion coefficients.",
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AB - The dynamic behavior of polycarbonate and poly(methyl methacrylate) upon water immersion at temperatures of 40 °C and 70 °C was studied by gravimetric measurements and by terahertz time-domain spectroscopy. Time-resolved measurements of the terahertz refractive index and absorption coefficient show a good agreement to the gravimetric measurements. Assuming a Fickian diffusion mechanic the diffusion coefficients were extracted from both methods. It was found that the terahertz measurements provide a reliable non-contact way to study the water diffusion in polymers. Especially, the THz absorption coefficient seems to be a robust method to determine the diffusion coefficients.

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