Optical Properties of Proton-irradiated Polyacrylonitrile Film

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  • Lee, Hwa-Su (Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Baek, Ga-Young (Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Jung, Jin-Mook (Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Hwang, In-Tae (Research Division for Industry and Environment, Advanced Radiation Technology Institute, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute) ;
  • Jung, Chan-Hee (Research Division for Industry and Environment, Advanced Radiation Technology Institute, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute) ;
  • Shin, Junhwa (Research Division for Industry and Environment, Advanced Radiation Technology Institute, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute) ;
  • Choi, Jae-Hak (Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Chungnam National University)
  • 이화수 (충남대학교 고분자공학과) ;
  • 백가영 (충남대학교 고분자공학과) ;
  • 정진묵 (충남대학교 고분자공학과) ;
  • 황인태 (한국원자력연구원 공업환경연구부) ;
  • 정찬희 (한국원자력연구원 공업환경연구부) ;
  • 신준화 (한국원자력연구원 공업환경연구부) ;
  • 최재학 (충남대학교 고분자공학과)
  • Received : 2015.12.31
  • Accepted : 2016.02.15
  • Published : 2016.03.31

Abstract

In this study, the effect of high-energy proton irradiation on the optical properties of polyacrylonitrile (PAN) films was investigated. PAN thin films spin-coated on a substrate were irradiated 150 keV proton ions at various fluences. The changes in the chemical structure and optical properties were investigated by FT-IR and UV-vis spectroscopy. The results of the FT-IR analysis revealed that the cyclization reaction took place by proton irradiation and the degree of cyclization increased with an increasing fluence. Based on the UV-vis analysis, the optical band gap of PAN decreased from 2.84 to 2.52 eV with an increasing fluence due to the formation of carbon clusters by proton irradiation. In addition, the number of carbon atoms per carbon cluster and the number of carbon atoms per conjugation length were found to be increased with an increasing fluence.

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Supported by : 한국연구재단