Characterisation and vapour sensing properties of spin coated thin films of anthracene labelled PMMA polymer

CAPAN, I., TARIMCI, C., ERDOGAN, M. and HASSAN, A. K. (2009). Characterisation and vapour sensing properties of spin coated thin films of anthracene labelled PMMA polymer. Materials science and engineering c-biomimetic and supramolecular systems, 29 (4), 1114-1117.

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Abstract

In the present article thin films of poly (methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) polymer labelled with anthracene (Ant-PMMA) prepared by spin coating are characterised by UV-visible spectroscopy, surface plasmon resonance (SPR), spectroscopic ellipsometry (SE) and Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) and their organic vapour sensing properties are investigated. Ant-PMMA films' thickness are determined by performing theoretical fitting to experimental data measured using SPR and SE. Results obtained show that the spin-cast films are of good uniformity with an average thickness of 6-8 nm. Organic vapour sensing properties are studied using SPR technique during exposures to different volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Ant-PMMA films' response to the selected VOCs has been examined in terms of solubility parameters and molar volumes of the solvents, and the films were found to be largely sensitive to benzene vapour compared to other studied analytes. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Article
Research Institute, Centre or Group - Does NOT include content added after October 2018:	Materials and Engineering Research Institute > Advanced Coatings and Composites Research Centre > Electronic Materials and Sensors Research Group
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2008.09.028
Page Range:	1114-1117
Depositing User:	Helen Garner
Date Deposited:	19 May 2010 12:53
Last Modified:	18 Mar 2021 21:15
URI:	https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/1971

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