A review is presented of studies of polymeric membranes by applying positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy (PALS). PALS has been used to study subnanometer-sized holes, to determine their size distribution and ...A review is presented of studies of polymeric membranes by applying positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy (PALS). PALS has been used to study subnanometer-sized holes, to determine their size distribution and free-volume fractions, and to probe molecular-sized vacancies in glassy polymers. At present, PALS is believed to be a highly effective physical method for the examination of polymeric membranes.展开更多
基金The project supported by the Hundred-Persons Plan Foundation of Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2003
文摘A review is presented of studies of polymeric membranes by applying positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy (PALS). PALS has been used to study subnanometer-sized holes, to determine their size distribution and free-volume fractions, and to probe molecular-sized vacancies in glassy polymers. At present, PALS is believed to be a highly effective physical method for the examination of polymeric membranes.