Highly sensitive detection of the onset of solid-state phase transition in an endocrine-disrupting estrogen-like chemical using terahertz radiation

• Main Authors: Quema, Alex, Diwa, Gilbert, Murakami, Hidetoshi, Ono, Shingo, Sarukura, Nobuhiko, Janairo, Gerardo C.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2005
• Subjects: Submillimeter waves; Terahertz spectroscopy; Chemistry
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/4472
• Institution: De La Salle University

Using terahertz transmission spectroscopy, solid-state phase transition onset in an estrogen-like chemical is detected. This is indicated by the observation of two broad absorption peaks and sudden upsurge of terahertz-radiation power at 210 K. © 2005 Optical Society of America.