scholarly journals Structural and Mechanical Strength of Proton Radiation Processed Polyethylene Terephthalate

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-91
Author(s):  
M. Sahoo ◽  
B. Mallick ◽  
S. Rout ◽  
G. N. Dash
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Strength ◽  
Polyethylene Terephthalate ◽  
Fibre Axis ◽  
Diffraction Spectrum ◽  
Proton Radiation ◽  
Radiation Processing ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Mesophase Formation ◽  
Extra Peak ◽  
Radiation Induced

The change in structural and mechanical behavior of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) due to 2.4 MeV proton has been studied. Radiation processing of PET polymer is carried out using different low doses such as 0.2, 2.0, and 20 kGy. The Physics of microstrain and radiation-induced mesophase formation are analysed. X-ray investigation indicates that  proton-induced structural modification takes place in the material. Apart from usual diffraction peaks, a low intensity broad peak is observed at small angle of about 2q =10º, when the fibre axis is mounted parallel to the X-ray direction. Such peak is absent in the diffraction spectrum when the fibre axis is mounted perpendicular to the beam direction. The appearance of the extra peak in a particular orientation confirms that, the phase is 2-dimensionally oriented (mesophase). The Young’s modulus (Y) of this irradiated PET sample is found to be more than that of the virgin sample with the highest value recorded for a dose of 2.0 kGy. The decrease in Y for higher dose (20 kGy) may be due to enhanced ion-induced microstrain in the sample, causing degradation in mechanical strength.

Homeotropic alignment through charge-transfer-induced columnar mesophase formation in an unsymmetrically substituted triphenylene derivative

2010 ◽  
Vol 82 (11) ◽  
pp. 1993-2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juanjuan Li ◽  
Zhiqun He ◽  
Huan Zhao ◽  
Hemant Gopee ◽  
Xiangfei Kong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Charge Transfer ◽  
Charge Transfer Complex ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Hexagonal Symmetry ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Mesophase Formation ◽  
Homeotropic Orientation ◽  
Donor Acceptor ◽  
Homeotropic Alignment ◽  
Spectroscopy Optical

An unsymmetrically substituted triphenylene, with two adjacent chloroethoxyethyl lateral flexible chains, was synthesized and characterized. Although this compound showed no mesomorphic behavior, it formed a donor–acceptor charge-transfer complex with 2,4,7-trinitrofluorenone (TNF). The resulting 1:1 complex has been investigated using UV–vis and IR spectroscopy, optical microscopy, thermal analysis, and X-ray diffraction. A columnar mesophase with hexagonal symmetry was found. More interestingly, this charge-transfer complex can be easily aligned on a glass surface in a homeotropic orientation, which is stable at room temperature (RT) and over a wide temperature range.

X-Ray-Radiation-Induced Cooperative Atomic Movements in Protein

2009 ◽  
Vol 387 (5) ◽  
pp. 1092-1105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatiana Petrova ◽  
Vladimir Y. Lunin ◽  
Stephan Ginell ◽  
Isabelle Hazemann ◽  
Krzysztof Lazarski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
X Ray ◽  
Radiation Induced

The spatial distribution of calcium in alginate gel beads analysed by synchrotron-radiation induced X-ray emission (SRIXE)

1997 ◽  
Vol 297 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beathe Thu ◽  
Gudmund Skjåk-Bræk ◽  
Fulvio Micali ◽  
Franco Vittur ◽  
Roberto Rizzo
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Synchrotron Radiation ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Alginate Gel ◽  
Gel Beads ◽  
Radiation Induced
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