Effect of molecularweight and UV illumination on optical constants of PMMA thin films

Iranian Polymer Journal (English Edition)

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 57-63

  El Nasser, Husam M ^a   Ali, Osama D ^a  

^a AL AL BAYT UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

PMMA; Refractive index; Spectroscopic ellipsometry; Spin coating; Thin films

Indexed keywords

ANGLES OF INCIDENCE; BRUGGEMAN EFFECTIVE MEDIUM APPROXIMATION; CAUCHY MODEL; DIELECTRIC CONSTANTS; DIPOLE-DIPOLE; DISPERSION RELATIONS; GLASS SUBSTRATES; INTERMOLECULAR INTERACTIONS; LOWER ENERGIES; MICROSTRUCTURAL DEFECTS; PMMA; PMMA THIN FILM; REFRACTIVE INDEX CHANGES; REFRACTIVE INDEX VARIATIONS; SPECTROSCOPIC ELLIPSOMETRY MEASUREMENTS; SPIN-COATING METHOD; THICKNESS OF THE FILM; UV ILLUMINATIONS; WAVELENGTH RANGES;

COATINGS; ESTERS; FILM PREPARATION; LIGHT REFRACTION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OPTICAL CONSTANTS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; OXYGEN; PHOTORESISTS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; REFRACTOMETERS; SPECTROSCOPIC ELLIPSOMETRY; SPIN DYNAMICS; SPIN GLASS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; THIN FILMS;

OPTICAL FILMS;

EID: 75449114869     PISSN: 10261265     EISSN: 10261265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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