Dielectric spectroscopy measurements of the sub-Tg relaxations in amorphous ethyl cellulose: A relaxation magnitude study

Olivier Bidault (1) , A. Assifaoui (2) , Dominique Champion (2) , M. Le Meste (2)

1 ICMCB - Institut de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Bordeaux
2 IMSAPS - Ingénierie Moléculaire et Sensorielle de l'Aliment et des Produits de Santé

Amorphous ethyl cellulose exhibits three secondary relaxations at temperatures below its glass transition. The fitted parameters that describe these processes and the comparison with other polysaccharides allow to ascribe the relaxations to lateral groups on one hand and to local main chain motion on the other hand. Their contributions to the dielectric constant overlap and induce a broad dielectric losses peak. The amplitude of one of these relaxations is found to decrease regularly with time. It is believed it comes from a gradual change of the polar groups chemical environment that constrains their motion.

Mots clés: Dielectric loss and relaxation; Polymers; Organic compounds; Electrical and magnetic properties

Domaines: Matériaux

Olivier Bidault, A. Assifaoui, Dominique Champion, M. Le Meste. Dielectric spectroscopy measurements of the sub-Tg relaxations in amorphous ethyl cellulose: A relaxation magnitude study. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 2005, vol. 351, n° 14-15, p. 1167-1178. ⟨10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2005.03.014⟩. ⟨hal-00090738⟩