화학공학소재연구정보센터
Polymer Engineering and Science, Vol.41, No.9, 1497-1505, 2001
Measuring T-g in ultra-thin polymer films with an excimer fluorescence technique
An excimer fluorescence technique has been applied to the measurement of T-g of ultra-thin polystyrene films. This technique utilizes an excimer-forming molecule with fluorescent emission in two wavelength bands. The intensity ratio of these bands is a sensitive measure of local viscosity. This technique has been applied to five polystyrene films in the thickness range of 25 nm to 200 nm supported on quartz substrates. The observed T-g for the five ultra-thin polymer films was similar to the bulk T-g with no observed dependence upon thickness. Additionally, the T-g determined for each film did not show any dependence upon thermal history.