title: Real-Time IR Study of Ultra-Thin Film Photopolymerization of Liquid Porphyrin Monomer.
abstract: By using an advanced polarization modulation infrared reflection adsorption spectroscopy (PM-IRRAS) device it is possible to study the photopolymerization of an ultrathin layer of a porphyrin monomer in real time. The method can be compared with the indirect UV/Vis method previously introduced by our group. With PM-IRRAS it is possible to analyze polymerization kinetics of photopolymerization at various temperatures to determine the activation energy of the reaction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Tampere University of Technology, P.O. BOX 541, FIN-33101 Tampere, Finland. kalle.lintinen@tut.fi.
authors.forename: Kalle
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lintinen
authors.forename: Niko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Granqvist
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Efimov
authors.forename: Helge
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lemmetyinen