Radiation chemistry of plastic crystals. Final report

Technical Report · Sat Jun 30 04:00:00 EDT 1979

OSTI ID:5317903

Klingen, T J

The primary purpose of this report is to summarize the research done under this contract over the past twelve years. Since it is manifestly impossible to provide all the details involved in this work in this report only the primary results of these studies are discussed. The detailed radiolytic mechanisms and kinetics, as well as other detailed information on the systems studied have previously been reported in the annual reports, ORO-3781-1 through 14 and in the journal articles listed in the Contract Publications section of this report. The initial purpose of this work was to study the gamma-ray induced polymerization of organo-substituted carboranes in the solid state. With time this purpose changed to understanding in detail the effects plastic crystallinity had on the overall radiolysis of materials in this type of mesomorphic state. This work included the effects of phase, charge transfer, organic substituent and the ability of the carboranes to act as electron scavengers. For clarity of presentation, the work in the various areas which was performed under this contract is reported in four separate sections: plastic crystallinity, radiation chemistry, electrooptical properties, and thermal oligomerization.

• Research Organization: Mississippi Univ., University (USA). Dept. of Chemistry
• DOE Contract Number: AS05-76ER03781
• OSTI ID: 5317903
• Report Number(s): DOE/ER/03781-15; ORO-3781-15; ON: DE82009561
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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38 RADIATION CHEMISTRY, RADIOCHEMISTRY, AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY
400600* -- Radiation Chemistry
ADDUCTS
BORON COMPOUNDS
CALORIMETRY
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBORANES
CHEMICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHEMISTRY
CRYSTALS
ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
GAMMA RADIATION
IONIZING RADIATIONS
MATERIALS
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
PETROCHEMICALS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
PLASTICS
POLYMERIZATION
RADIATION CHEMISTRY
RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIATIONS
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
SCAVENGING
SYNTHETIC MATERIALS