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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Probing the Molecular Dynamics of Aqueous Binary Solutions with THz Time-Domain Ellipsometry.

Zahra Mazaheri, Gian Paolo Papari, Antonello Andreone

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 52% of its field
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2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Zahra MazaheriDepartment of Physics "E. Pancini", University of Naples Federico II, 80126 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1935-5034
Gian Paolo PapariDepartment of Physics "E. Pancini", University of Naples Federico II, 80126 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2368-0064
Antonello AndreoneDepartment of Physics "E. Pancini", University of Naples Federico II, 80126 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6603-8162
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare · ITUniversity of Naples Federico II · IT

Funding

National Institute for Nuclear Physics TERA
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Using a customized time-domain ellipsometer operating in the THz range, the molecular dynamics of a liquid binary solution based on water and isopropyl alcohol (2-propanol) is investigated. The setup is capable of detecting small changes in the optical properties of the mixture within a single measurement. The complex dielectric response of samples with different concentrations is studied through the direct measurement of the ellipsometric parameters. The results are described using an effective Debye model, from which the relaxation parameters associated with different activation energies can be consistently extracted. Significant deviations between experimental data and the theoretical expectations at an intermediate volume percentage of 2-propanol in water are observed and interpreted as produced by competing effects: the creation/destruction of hydrogen bonding on the one hand, and the presence of cluster/aggregation between water and alcohol molecules on the other.

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ellipsometryhydrogen bondingTHz sensingwater solutions

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PMID36850886
PMCPMC9966517
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