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The infra-red measurements were of two types, normal-film measurements with the sample sandwiched between KBr plates, and tilted-film experiments with the sample sandwiched between 45° prisms of KBr, in each case with layers of Nujol to provide optical matching. Whereas the 1616 cm 1 Raman line occurs in a region well clear of other lines so that it was satisfactory to measure peak intensities, the infra-red spectrum of PET shows many overlapping bands. Accurate assessment of absorption intensities therefore requires the computer separation of the spectrum into a set of overlapping peaks (shown to be Lorentzian in profile) and a linear background. The procedures adopted and the band assignments are discussed in detail by Hutchinson et al. 6). 

According to model calculations, the diffusion coefficient plays an Important role in controlling the carbon dioxide concentration in the paint film. Experiments with "slow releasing solvents, meant to influence the diffusion coefficient, confirm this calculated trend. 

There are a number of relatively simple experiments with soap films that illustrate beautifully some of the implications of the Young-Laplace equation. Two of these have already been mentioned. Neglecting gravitational effects, a film stretched across a frame as in Fig. II-1 will be planar because the pressure is the same as both sides of the film. The experiment depicted in Fig. II-2 illustrates the relation between the pressure inside a spherical soap bubble and its radius of curvature by attaching a manometer, AP could be measured directly. 

Recent experience with Pb-6Sb-lAg and Pb/Pt anodes operating in seawater at depths greater than 25 m has revealed a marked increase in consumption rate compared with that found on the surface. Hollandsworth and Littauer" have calculated that on a fully formed anode at 400 Am only 6 X 10 % of the current is used to maintain the passive film, yet at a depth of 180m this percentage increases to 2 x 10 %, and results in a 30-fold increase in consumption rate. They propose that a combination of... 

The main value of salt-spray tests is in the evaluation of the effectiveness of phosphate coatings in restricting the spread of rust from scratches or other points of damage in a paint film. This feature is of particular interest to the motorcar industry, as vehicles are often exposed to marine atmospheres and to moisture and salt when the latter is used to disperse ice and frost from road surfaces. Great care is needed in the interpretation of a salt-spray test, as it has been found to favour thin iron phosphate coatings more than is justified by experience with natural weathering. In the motorcar industry the present custom is to use zinc phosphate coatings on the car bodies and all other parts exposed to the outside atmosphere. 

In 1979, Diaz et al. produced the first flexible, stable polypyrrole (PPy) film with high conductivity (1(X) Scm ). The substance was polymerized on a Pt-electrode by anodic oxidation in acetonitrile. The then known chemical methods of synthesis " usually produced low conductivity powders from the monomers. By contrast, electropolymerization in organic solvents formed smooth and manageable films of good conductivity. Thus, this technique soon gained general currency, stimulating further electropolymerization experiments with other monomers. In 1982, Tourillon... 

Such effects are observed inter alia when a metal is electrochemically deposited on a foreign substrate (e.g. Pb on graphite), a process which requires an additional nucleation overpotential. Thus, in cyclic voltammetry metal is deposited during the reverse scan on an identical metallic surface at thermodynamically favourable potentials, i.e. at positive values relative to the nucleation overpotential. This generates the typical trace-crossing in the current-voltage curve. Hence, Pletcher et al. also view the trace-crossing as proof of the start of the nucleation process of the polymer film, especially as it appears only in experiments with freshly polished electrodes. But this is about as far as we can go with cyclic voltammetry alone. It must be complemented by other techniques the potential step methods and optical spectroscopy have proved suitable. 

The effectiveness of a crude oil demulsifier is correlated with the lowering of the shear viscosity and the dynamic tension gradient of the oil-water interface. The interfacial tension relaxation occurs faster with an effective demulsifier [1714]. Short relaxation times imply that interfacial tension gradients at slow film thinning are suppressed. Electron spin resonance experiments with labeled demulsifiers indicate that the demulsifiers form reverse micellelike clusters in the bulk oil [1275]. The slow unclustering of the demulsifier at the interface appears to be the rate-determining step in the tension relaxation process. 

In experiments with dual-pipette electrodes, the purpose of silanizing the outer glass wall is to prevent the formation of an aqueous film between the two pipettes and mixing of the filling solutions. The procedure is similar to the above except that argon should be passed through both barrels of the pipette. 

Fig. 3.3. Relationship between the number of adsorbed H-atoms on the film and the number of electrons caused an increase in its conductivity. The calculation has been performed on the basis of experiments with the following film temperatures 1 - -33 C 2 - -78 C 3 -196 C. Filament temperature was fix at 1,100 C.

Fig. 3.18. Kinetics of conductivity of ZnO film during adsorption of methyl radicals CH3 at room temperature depending on the degree of preliminary alloying of the surface by titanium atoms. 1 - Blank experiment with a clean (Ti-atom free) film (O - before doping - after heating of alloyed film at 350 C, i. e. after the film has been regenerated) 2-5 - Experiments with doped films. Doping degree increases in the following row 2<3<4<5.

Experiments with electron beam show that, if molecular hydrogen is adsorbed at temperatures higher than 200°C, bombardment of the adsorbed layer does not lead to a change in electric conductivity of the film, with other conditions being the same. From our point of view, the above data indicate that, under these conditions (TxnO 200°C), adsorbed hydrogen completely dissociates, contrary to the case of room temperature. 

It is known [16] that at room temperature antimony evaporates as molecules. The molecules of antimony according to [17] do not affect conductivity of the sensor made of zinc oxide. Similar conclusion can be obtained from experiments with freshly reduced antimony films. It occurs that without initial adsorption of hydrogen atoms one fails to detect any signals from the sensor in contrast to experimental data (see Fig. 6.2). The resistivity of the sensor remains constant for any distance from the surface of the antimony film. Consequently, the signals of the sensor detected in experiment are not linked with effects of the antimony particles on the sensor. 

The experiment with films of amorphous selenium with adsorbed ethyl radicals [39] showed that during heating of these films in vacuum... 

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