Precise detection of local relaxation of amorphous polymers at low temperatures <i>via</i> O<sub>2</sub> diffusion probed by a dual-luminescent imide compound.

Watanabe, Rika; Doi, Marina; Liu, Haonan; Tokita, Masatoshi; Ando, Shinji · Soft Matter · 2025

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Local relaxation (LR) of six types of amorphous polymers was precisely monitored at low temperatures (<160 K) using the intensity ratio of phosphorescence (PH) to fluorescence of a dual-luminescent imide compound as a probe for oxygen (O<sub>2</sub>) diffusion. The PH of the imide compound dispersed in the polymer matrices was quenched by O<sub>2</sub>, and the temperature-dependent variation of the PH intensity indicates that the γ-relaxation of the polymer matrix plays a crucial role in O<sub>2</sub> diffusion. This method offers a novel analytical tool for detecting LR phenomena in amorphous polymers at low temperatures.