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Poly allyl diglycol carbonate (PADC) has been irradiated by ArF(UV)-laser light (wavelength 193 nm) at different fluences and pulse numbers in order to investigate the photo degradation of chemical molecular structure. The photo-induced chemical reactions and photo-degradation mechanism at the irradiated polymer surface have been clarified by ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) spectrum and FTIR spectrum analyses. Optical and surface modifications of irradiated samples have been studied by refractive index and water contact angle measurements. Using the UV-Vis spectra, Urbach’s energy ( Eu ), indirect and direct band gaps energy ( Eg ) of unirradiated and UV-laser irradiated samples were determined. The UV-Vis and FTIR spectra analysis show that photo degradation and photo oxidation of polymer caused free-radical generation. In the presence of air, free-radical generation induced by UV-laser light followed by bond scission and cross-linking process will finally produce new products. New product generation can be affected on chemical and optical properties of irradiated samples. The irradiated PADC at various fluences in the range of medium to high demonstrate improvement of refractive index, and this is highly important in plastic lens technology. The obtained results reveal that chemical modification could affect track parameters when PADC is used as a nuclear track detector.

Modification on chemical and optical properties of PADC polymer by ArF laser (193 nm) irradiation