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OPTICAL MATERIALS
Volume 76, Issue -, Pages 147-154Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.optmat.2017.12.021
Keywords
Ion implantation; PMMA; Structural properties; Optical properties
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The samples of Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) have been implanted with 500 keV C+-ions at different ion fluences ranging from 93 x 10(13) to 8.4 x 10(14) ions/cm(2). The structural modifications are examined by Fourier Transform Infrared and Raman spectral studies. For the investigation of optical, electrical and surface morphological properties of implanted samples UV Visible spectrometer, four probe apparatus and optical microscope have been employed. The FTIR spectra confirmed the cleavage of chemicals bonds as a consequence of polymer chain scission, whereas, Raman studies revealed the transformation of PMMA structure into quasi-continuous amorphous carbon with increasing ion fluences. A continuous reduction has been observed in the optical band gap of PMMA from 3.16 to 1.42 eV. Moreover, the refractive index, extinction coefficient and electrical conductivity of implanted PMMA are found to be an increasing function of the ion fluence. The micrographic images revealed the signatures of ion-induced defects like cracking, dehydrogenation, stress and swelling on the surface of PMMA. These implanted samples have a potential to be used in the field of optical communications and thin plastic flexible electronics. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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