Polymer Degradation On Reflecting Metal Films: Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Reflection-Absorbance Studies

J. D. Webb; P. Schissel; T. M. Thomas; J. R. Pitts; A. W. Czanderna

doi:10.1117/12.936309

1 December 1983 Polymer Degradation On Reflecting Metal Films: Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Reflection-Absorbance Studies

J. D. Webb, P. Schissel, T. M. Thomas, J. R. Pitts, A. W. Czanderna

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Proceedings Volume 0428, Optical Materials and Process Technology for Energy Efficiency and Solar Applications; (1983) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.936309
Event: 27th Annual Technical Symposium, 1983, San Diego, United States

Abstract

The technique of Fourier transform infrared reflection-absorption (FTIR-RA) spectroscopy has been successfully adapted to studying bulk and interfacially activated photodegradation of several types of polymers on various metallic substrates. The technique enables quali-tative and quantitative study of photochemical reaction mechanisms and rates. A Controlled Environmental Exposure Chamber (CEEC), which permits collection of IR-RA spectra of the polymer/metal samples during their exposure to controlled spectral distributions of UV, temperatures, and gas mixtures, was built into the sample compartment of a Nicolet 7199 FTIR spectrophotometer. Surface analysis, gel permeation chromatography (GPC), UV spectro-scopy, and UV spectroradiometry were used to complement the FTIR-RA results.

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J. D. Webb, P. Schissel, T. M. Thomas, J. R. Pitts, and A. W. Czanderna "Polymer Degradation On Reflecting Metal Films: Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Reflection-Absorbance Studies", Proc. SPIE 0428, Optical Materials and Process Technology for Energy Efficiency and Solar Applications, (1 December 1983); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.936309

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