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Dip and spin coated nanoscale transparent PMMA thin films for field effect thin film transistors and optoelectronic devices

S. SATHISH1, B. CHANDAR SHEKAR1,*

Affiliation

  1. Nanotechnology Research Lab, Department of Physics, Kongunadu Arts and Science College, G-N Mills post, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract

Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) is one of the promising and useful polymer material and there are numerous proposals for its application in field effect thin films transistors and opto-electronic devices. Nanoscale PMMA films are prepared by dip and spin coating techniques. The FTIR analysis indicated the absence of any impurity in the dip and spin coated films. The XRD analysis of as grown and annealed films indicated amorphous nature. The SEM analysis revealed the phenomenon of self assembly on the mesocopic scale without pits and pin holes on the surface. The optical band gap determined from Tauc’s plot has been found to be 3.79 eV and 3.78 eV for as grown and annealed dip coating, 3.79 eV and 3.76 eV for as grown and annealed films prepared by spin coating. The dielectric behaviour of Al/PMMA/Al sandwich structure was carried out by using LCR meter. The observed amorphous structure, smooth surface, high transmittance and dielectric properties indicated that the prepared nanoscale transparent PMMA films could be used as opto-electronic devices and high k dielectric in organic field effect thin film transistors..

Keywords

PMMA, Benzene, FTIR, XRD, SEM, Dielectric behavior.

Submitted at: July 27, 2012
Accepted at: April 11, 2013

Citation

S. SATHISH, B. CHANDAR SHEKAR, Dip and spin coated nanoscale transparent PMMA thin films for field effect thin film transistors and optoelectronic devices, Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials Vol. 15, Iss. 3-4, pp. 139-144 (2013)