Hydrogen Bond Induced Nonmonotonic Composition Behavior of the Glass Transition in Aqueous Binary Mixtures

Sjöström, Johan,1978Chalmers tekniska högskola,Chalmers University of Technology (författare)

The glass transition temperature, T(g), of a binary mixture commonly varies monotonically between the T(g)s of its two components. However, mixtures of strongly associating liquids can instead exhibit a nonmonotonic T(g) variation. The origins of such nonideal mixing behavior have often been correlated with composition dependent structural variations. For binary mixtures between a hydrogen- (H-) bonded liquid and water, however, such behavior is generally not well understood. The ubiquity and importance of aqueous mixtures both in nature and in man-made applications stresses the needed for a better understanding. We here demonstrate nonmonotonic T(g) variations in binary mixtures of n-propylene glycol monomethyl ethers (nPGMEs) and water, where the composition dependent T(g) show maxima within an intermediate composition range. We show that these T(g) maxima correspond to crossovers in the composition dependence of the step amplitude in the isobaric heat capacity at T(g). We further demonstrate that the observed effects are caused by H-bond interactions involving the nPGME hydroxyl group. We can account for our obervations using a simple model based on two effects due to the added water: (i) an H-bond induced formation of effective relaxing entities and (ii) a plasticizing effect at high water contents.

Mattsson, Johan,1969Chalmers tekniska högskola,Chalmers University of Technology(Swepub:cth)johanm (författare)
Bergman, Rikard,1966Chalmers tekniska högskola,Chalmers University of Technology(Swepub:cth)f5xrb (författare)
Swenson, Jan,1966Chalmers tekniska högskola,Chalmers University of Technology(Swepub:cth)f5xjs (författare)
Chalmers tekniska högskola (creator_code:org_t)

Ingår i:Journal of Physical Chemistry B: American Chemical Society (ACS)115:33, s. 10013-100171520-52071520-6106

Av författaren/redakt...: Sjöström, Johan, ...; Mattsson, Johan, ...; Bergman, Rikard, ...; Swenson, Jan, 19 ...

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