Abstract
AbstractThe free volume of poly(trimethylsilyl propyne) (PTMSP), a glassy polymer distinguished by extremely high gas permeability and diffusion coefficients, was determined by means of two probe techniques—the positron annihilation method and the electrochromism method. Lifetime analysis of positron annihilation spectra revealed an additional long‐lived component that is not typical for most of previously studied polymers. A model that has been developed earlier predicts that this lifetime corresponds to the larger size of free‐volume elements having an intrinsic radius of about 6 Å. Therefore, PTMSP should be similar to porous inorganic sorbents. A comparison with the literary data for zeolites and silica gel confirms this. According to the electrochromism method, the temperature dependence of the size of free‐volume elements for PTMSP is much weaker than that for regular glassy polymers like polystyrene. It was concluded that the great free volume in glassy PTMSP is associated with very loose packing of the chains. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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