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Optical characterization of nanocomposite polymer formed by ion implantation of boron

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The boron-ion-implanted polymethylmethacrylate (B:PMMA) samples formed with an energy of 40 keV, ion doses ranging from 6.25 × 1014 to 2.5 × 1016 B+/cm2, and current density of <2 μA/cm2 were examined using UV–Vis spectroscopy. The gradual increase of absorbance at lower fluences (<1016 B+/cm2) and their saturation at higher fluences (>1016 B+/cm2) in the course of ion-induced carbonization are observed. The value of optical band gap energy of boron-ion-implanted layer E g opt,B was estimated given thickness of implanted layer as a maximum penetration depth of B+ ions into PMMA by slow positron beam spectroscopy in agreement with SRIM simulation results. On the basis of E g opt,B values, a number of carbon atoms in carbonaceous clusters N for the B:PMMA was calculated. It is found the existence of three regions of ion doses (1) 6.25 × 1014 ÷ 3.13 × 1015 B+/cm2, (2) 3.75 × 1015 ÷ 6.25 × 1015 B+/cm2, and (3) 1.25 × 1016 ÷ 2.5 × 1016 B+/cm2, showing thresholds in the estimated E g opt,B and N values as a function of ion dose for the B:PMMA studied. The ion-induced structural evolution towards formation of carbon nanostructures within these thresholds is suggested as explanation of experimental results, taking into account the possible carbonization in high-dose B:PMMA nanocomposite films.

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The authors are grateful to Prof. A. Kuczumow and Dr. J. Nowak from The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland, for encouragement in this work and discussions. T. Kavetskyy acknowledges the MES of Ukraine (project No. 0116U004737). A.L. Stepanov thanks for the financial support from the RSF (project No. 14-13-00758) in Russia.

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  1. The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Lublin, 20-950, Poland

    Mariusz Trzciński & Taras Kavetskyy

  2. Drohobych Ivan Franko State Pedagogical University, Drohobych, 82100, Ukraine

    Taras Kavetskyy

  3. L.V. Pisarzhevsky Institute of the Physical Chemistry of NASU, Kyiv, 03028, Ukraine

    German Telbiz

  4. Kazan Physical-Technical Institute of RAS, Kazan, Russian Federation, 420029

    Andrey L. Stepanov

  5. Kazan National Research Technological University, Kazan, Russian Federation, 420015

    Andrey L. Stepanov

  6. Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russian Federation, 420008

    Andrey L. Stepanov

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Trzciński, M., Kavetskyy, T., Telbiz, G. et al. Optical characterization of nanocomposite polymer formed by ion implantation of boron. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 28, 7115–7120 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-017-6523-4

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