Irradiation effects and photostability of aerosil-filled polyurethane as a matrix for laser solid-state elements

Autor: T. Bezrodna, L. Kosyanchuk, N. Babkina, O. Antonenko, V. Bezrodnyi, A. Negriyko
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Results in Optics, Vol 12, Iss , Pp 100451- (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2666-9501
DOI: 10.1016/j.rio.2023.100451
Popis: Photooxidation processes during irradiation of the aerosil-filled polyurethane films, based on oligooxypropylene glycol, toluene diisocyanate and trimethylolpropane, for a use as the active media of solid-state lasers were investigated by means of the IR-spectroscopy and dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) methods, depending on the inorganic dopant concentration (5 and 7 wt%). The IR-spectroscopic experiments showed that the introduction of aerosil slowed down these processes. Data from dynamic mechanical studies indicated that irradiation of aerosil-filled polyurethane matrices caused an increase in its structural heterogeneity and a drop of the elastic modulus. During irradiation of the polyurethane material with 7 wt% of aerosil, a partial destruction of the nanofiller spatial network was possible due to dispersion of the irradiation energy by the nanoparticles. The obtained results demonstrated a positive effect of the aerosil nanofiller on the polyurethane material stability under irradiation with an ultra-high pressure mercury lamp.
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