PREPARATION AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES CHARACTERIZATION OF P3OT - PMMA POLYMER BLEND FILMS
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Optical Properties, PMMA - P3OT Polymer Blend Films, Optical Parameters, Optical Energy Band GapAbstract [English]
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.
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