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Synthesis And Characterization Of Homogenous Poly(Methyl
Methacrylate) Via Surfactant Polymerization Potentially For Organic Light
Emitting Diode (OLED)
Nurul Aini Binti Mohd Johari
Supervisor: Dr Syara Binti Kassim
Bachelor of Science (Chemical Sciences)
School of Fundamental Science
The synthesis homogenous of poly(methyl methacrylate) by varying the amount of
monomer and surfactant via surfactant polymerization was carried out to obtain
nanoparticles of polymer range from 100nm to 200nm which is potential to act as a
substrate in organic light-emitting diode (OLED). Surfactant polymerization was used
to evaluate the fabrication of photonic crystal of thin film. Characterization of the
synthesized polymer were carried out by using Fourier Transform Infrared
spectroscopy (FTIR), Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Thermogravimetric
analysis (TGA) and Ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UV-Vis). IR spectrum shows an
absorption bands namely, ν(O–CH3), ν(C=O), ν(C–H) and ν(C–O) which can be
observed at range 2952cm -1 , 1727cm -1 , 1450cm -1 and 1149cm -1 . For thermograms,
the final stage of degradation of polymer is the ranging 330°C to 450°C. Besides, from
UV-Vis analysis there is peak absorption at 300nm to 400nm. Meanwhile, for SEM
analysis shows the PMMA has homogenous sizes and closely-packed arrangement.
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