Broadband Dielectric Spectroscopy Studies of Glassy-State Relaxations in Annealed Poly(2,5-benzimidazole)

Authors

Amol Nalawade, University of Southern MississippiFollow
Mohammad K. Hassan, University of Southern MississippiFollow
William A. Jarrett, University of Southern MississippiFollow
Kenneth A. Mauritz, University of Southern MississippiFollow
Morton H. Litt, University of Southern Mississippi

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2012

School

Polymer Science and Engineering

Abstract

A broadband dielectric spectroscopic (BDS) study of poly(2,5‐benzimidazole) revealed three sub‐glass relaxations and the manner in which the time scales of these local molecular motions shift with annealing temperature and time. Also issuing from the BDS studies was a trend in the degree of connectivity of charge migration pathways and conductivity with annealing temperature and time. These studies were complemented with dynamic mechanical analysis, which showed the same relaxations, and solid state ¹H and ¹³C NMR studies that showed hydrogen bonding group mobility versus temperature. Wide angle X‐ray diffraction investigations indicated an increase in chain‐packing efficiency that was used to rationalize the BDS and NMR results. Copyright © 2011 Society of Chemical Industry

Publication Title

Polymer International

Volume

61

Issue

1

First Page

55

Last Page

64

Recommended Citation

Nalawade, A., Hassan, M., Jarrett, W., Mauritz, K. A., Litt, M. H. (2012). Broadband Dielectric Spectroscopy Studies of Glassy-State Relaxations in Annealed Poly(2,5-benzimidazole). Polymer International, 61(1), 55-64.
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