Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics, Vol.36, No.1, 127-131, 1998
Oxygen diffusion in poly(methyl methacrylate) at low temperatures
Oxygen diffusion in atactic poly(methyl methacrylate) has been studied by anthracene luminescence quenching in geminate pairs anthracene-oxygen at 77-130 K. Analysis of the experimental data shows that the luminescence quenching is well accounted for by a polychromatic model assuming a log-normal diffusion coefficients distribution due to inhomogeneity of polymer structure. Energy activation is equal to 30 +/- 1 KJ/mol. All diffusion coefficients data in the range 77-300 K demonstrate a good linear Arrhenius law.
Keywords:MOLECULAR-DYNAMICS SIMULATION;FREE-VOLUME MODEL;PHENANTHRENE PHOSPHORESCENCE;POLYMER MEMBRANES;GLASSY MATRICES;GAS PERMEATION;POLYETHYLENE;SYSTEMS;TESTS