Preparation of Poly(3HT Co TH) PMMA Polymer Blend Films and Study Their Optical Properties

Preparation of Poly(3HT - Co - TH) - PMMA Polymer Blend Films and Study Their Optical Properties

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Volume-68 Issue-12
Year of Publication : 2020
Authors : Imad Al - Deen Hussein Ali Al - Saidi, Hussein Falih Hussein, Numan Sleem Hashim
DOI :  10.14445/22315381/IJETT-V68I12P213

Citation 

MLA Style: Imad Al - Deen Hussein Ali Al - Saidi, Hussein Falih Hussein, Numan Sleem Hashim. Preparation of Poly(3HT - Co - TH) - PMMA Polymer Blend Films and Study Their Optical Properties International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology 68.12(2020):72-76. 

APA Style:Imad Al - Deen Hussein Ali Al - Saidi, Hussein Falih Hussein, Numan Sleem Hashim. Preparation of Poly(3HT - Co - TH) - PMMA Polymer Blend Films and Study Their Optical Properties.  International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology, 68(12), 72-76.

Abstract
Poly(3HT - Co - Th) - PMMA polymer blend films at different percentage weight ratios of the copolymer poly(3HT - Co - Th) were prepared using the casting method. Their optical properties were studied. The copolymer poly(3HT - Co - Th) was prepared using the addition method, where thiophene was added to 3 - hexylthiophene in the presence of FeCl3 at room temperature. Then, the polymer blend poly(3HT - Co - Th) - PMMA was prepared by the addition of the prepared copolymer to the poly(methylmethacrylate) (PMMA) polymer. The optical absorbance (A) and transmittance (T) spectra of the prepared polymer blend films were measured over the wavelength range 300 - 800 nm for different weight ratios of the copolymer poly(3HT- Co - Th) using a UV - Visible double - beam spectrophotometer. The optical parameters of the poly(3HT- Co - Th) - PMMA polymer blend films, the real part (?r) and the imaginary part of the dielectric constant (?), and the optical energy bandgap (Eg) were determined. The obtained results indicate that the prepared polymer blend poly (3HT- Co - Th) - PMMA films promise practical applications in photonic and optoelectronic devices.

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Keywords
Thiophene, Copolymer, Polymer Blend Films, Optical Properties, Optical Energy Band Gap.