Open AccessPREPARATION AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES CHARACTERIZATION OF P3OT - PMMA POLYMER BLEND FILMS
Author(s) -
Imad Al Deen Hussein Ali Al Saidi,
Hussein Falih Hussein,
Arafat Hady Kareem
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of research - granthaalayah
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2394-3629
pISSN - 2350-0530
DOI - 10.29121/granthaalayah.v7.i10.2019.392
Subject(s) - materials science , molar absorptivity , polymer , refractive index , transmittance , attenuation coefficient , absorbance , band gap , methyl methacrylate , polymer blend , dielectric , analytical chemistry (journal) , optoelectronics , composite material , optics , monomer , chemistry , organic chemistry , physics , copolymer
The optical properties of the Poly (3 - octylthiophene) (P3OT) – Poly (methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) polymer blend films at different percentage weight ratios of P3OT polymer were prepared using casting method. The optical absorbance and transmittance spectra of these films were measured in the wavelength range 300 – 1100 nm for different weight ratios of P3OT polymer using UV-Visible double - beam spectrophotometer. These optical spectra were used to determine the optical properties of the prepared polymer films. The main optical parameters of the polymer blend film, such as, reflectance (R), absorption coefficient (α), extinction coefficient (k), refractive index (n), real and imaginary parts of dielectric constant (εr and εi), and optical energy band gap (Eg), were determined. The effect of the weight ratio of P3OT polymer on these parameters was studied. The results showed that the prepared P3OT – PMMA polymer blend films exhibited suitable optical properties for the applications of solar cells, optical sensors, and photonic devices.