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Characterization and thermally stimulated depolarization current studies of rhodamine‐dye‐doped poly(acrylonitrile–butadiene–styrene) films
Author(s) -
Migahed M. D.,
AbdelHamid M. I.,
Bakr N. A.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
polymer international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.592
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1097-0126
pISSN - 0959-8103
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0126(199602)39:2<105::aid-pi471>3.0.co;2-s
Subject(s) - materials science , acrylonitrile , absorption spectroscopy , rhodamine 6g , doping , rhodamine , polymer chemistry , analytical chemistry (journal) , molecule , polymer , organic chemistry , chemistry , composite material , copolymer , optics , optoelectronics , physics , fluorescence
IR and UV‐absorption spectra, and the thermally stimulated currents of pure and Rhodamine‐6G‐doped poly(acrylonitrile–butadiene–styrene) (Rhdoped ABS) films were investigated. Structural characteristics could be specified from these techniques. Both IR and UV‐absorption studies revealed a modification of the structure of ABS on blending with Rhodamine 6G: Rh molecules are partially dispersed in the ABS matrix and partially attached as side groups to the ABS backbone. Thermally stimulated depolarization current (TSDC) studies confirmed this result. The results revealed that incorporation of Rh 6G in ABS locks the dipole in the ABS matrix after electric poling. The TSDC spectra have been found, depending on the polarization temperature, to be characterized by three peaks. The phenomenon of the existence of these current maxima is discussed and analysed in terms of dipolar and ionic relaxations.