Resolving nanoscopic structuring and interfacial THz dynamics in setting cements
Fu Song, Bin Yang, Devis Di Tommaso, Robert Donnan, Gregory A. Chass, Rickey Y. Yada, David H. Farrar, Kun Tian
Abstract
The setting dynamics of commercial cements were tracked non-destructively by THz spectroscopy probing interfacial dynamics and neutron scattering resolving structural evolutions over 1–30 nm, with trends made comprehensible by computational models.
Topics & Concepts
Nanoscopic scaleStructuringDynamics (music)Terahertz radiationMaterials scienceNeutron scatteringSpectroscopyNanotechnologyScatteringOpticsPhysicsOptoelectronicsFinanceQuantum mechanicsEconomicsAcousticsX-ray Diffraction in CrystallographyCalcium Carbonate Crystallization and InhibitionConcrete and Cement Materials Research