Measurements of infrared absorbance as a function of temperature down to 77°K have been made on poly(ethylene terephthalate). Transitions observed by other techniques such as torsion pendulum measurements are reflected in the infrared measurements by an abrupt change in the slope of the absorbance versus temperature. The infrared measurements are made on bands of known structural origin so the structures contributing to each transition can be determined. The β transition is shown by infrared to be a composite of two peaks with the lower‐temperature portion arising from the amorphous regions and the higher‐temperature portion from the crystalline regions.
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