Terahertz Time-Domain Spectroscopic Study of Tricalcium Silicate

In this study, the terahertz (THz) spectra of C₃S were obtained in the 0.4-2.3 THz frequency range using different sample preparation methods. In the spectra, a sharp absorption peak of C₃S was found at 2.03 THz. Under controlled conditions, the mass ratio of C₃S was the most critical factor affecting the strength of the absorption peak, and the absorption coefficient followed the Beer-Lambert law, exhibiting a linear relationship with the mass ratio of C₃S. The intrinsic dielectric constants of C₃S and polyethylene (PE) were calculated in accordance with the Maxwell-Garnett (MG), Bruggeman (BM), and Landau-Lifshitz-Loovenga (LLL) models, using two-phase composite samples. The results show that the LLL model had the highest accuracy.