화학공학소재연구정보센터
Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, Vol.60, No.2, 238-246, 2015
Optical Properties of Tetrahydrofuran Clathrate Hydrates with Polyvinylpyrrolidone (THF + H2O + PVP) Revealed by Terahertz (THz) Time-Domain Spectroscopy
Terahertz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS) was used to observe the tetrahydrofuran (THF) clathrate hydrate system with dosage of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) with three different average molecular weights (10 000 g/mol, 40 000 g/mol, and 360 000 g/mol). Distinct footprints of phase transition in the THz region (0.4 THz to 2.2 THz) were analyzed and absorption coefficients and complex refractive indices are obtained and compared in the temperature range of 253 to 288 K. Along with the optical properties, ring breathing and stretching modes for different molecular weights of PVP in THF hydrate are analyzed by Raman spectroscopy.