title: Water absorption and desorption from the dipole ordered polymer poly(methylvinylidene cyanide).
abstract: From thermal desorption studies, we find evidence that absorbed water in the bulk of poly(methylvinylidene cyanide) is more weakly bound than is the case for copolymer films of poly(vinylidenefluoride-trifluoroethylene). Ultraviolet laser enhanced thermal desorption of absorbed water exhibits little light polarization dependence for poly(methylvinylidene cyanide) in contrast to absorbed water in copolymer films of poly(vinylidenefluoride-trifluoroethylene). The implications of these differences are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics and Astronomy, Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience, Behlen Laboratory of Physics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0111, USA.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Jacobson
authors.forename: Carolina C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Ilie
authors.forename: I N
authors.initials: IN
authors.lastname: Yakovkin
authors.forename: Matt
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Poulsen
authors.forename: D Sahadeva
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: James M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Takacs
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Dowben
mesh_terms: D000042:Absorption; D003486:Cyanides / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects; D006845:Hydrocarbons, Fluorinated / Q000737:chemistry; D007834:Lasers; D008958:Models, Molecular; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects; D013696:Temperature; D013997:Time Factors; D014753:Vinyl Compounds / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D003486:Cyanides; D006845:Hydrocarbons, Fluorinated; D011108:Polymers; D014753:Vinyl Compounds; C522520:poly(methylvinylidene cyanide); C522521:poly(vinylidenefluoride-trifluoroethylene); D014867:Water