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The glass transition of organic liquids confined to small pores Export

Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, Vol. 131-133, No. Part 1. (11 June 1991), pp. 221-224.

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The glass-transition temperatures, Tg, of organic liquids confined to small pores were studied by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The Tg was measured as a function of pore size in controlled pore glasses (CPG) having pore diameters in the range of 40-730 A. The surface of the glass was treated with hexamethyldisilazane to promote wetting by the organic liquids studied (o-terphenyl and benzyl alcohol). Glasses formed in the pores had a lower Tg than in the bulk and the reduction in Tg increased as the pore size decreased. For example, the depression of the glass transition temperature, [Delta]Tg, of benzyl alcohol in 40 A and 85 A pores was 7.2 K and 3.1 K, respectively. The magnitude of [Delta]Tg also depends on the material; e.g. for o-terphenyl in the 85 A pores, [Delta]Tg was 8.8 K versus 3.1 K for benzyl alcohol. In general, it was noted that [Delta]Tg was considerably less than for the depression of the crystalline melting point, [Delta]Tm, studied in related work. For example, for benzyl alcohol in the 85 A pores, [Delta]Tm was ~ 25 K and [Delta]Tg was ~ 3 K.


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