Vol. 1 No. 1 (2024): Volume 1, Issue 1, Year 2024
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Comparative study of UV and Solar Transmittance for PEG/TEOS & PEG/PF-127/TEOS thin films

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  • Chandralekha N.R,
  • Shanthi J
Chandralekha N.R
Department of Physics, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore 641 043, Tamil Nadu, India
Shanthi J
Department of Physics, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore 641 043, Tamil Nadu, India

Published 2024-07-30

Keywords

  • Polymer,
  • Silane,
  • Spin Coating,
  • Pyranometer

Copyright (c) 2024 Chandralekha N.R, Shanthi J (Author)

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N.R, C., & J, S. (2024). Comparative study of UV and Solar Transmittance for PEG/TEOS & PEG/PF-127/TEOS thin films. Proceedings of the Asian Research Association, 1(1), 33-44. https://doi.org/10.54392/ara2414
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Abstract

The transparent thin film coatings were spin-coated onto glass substrates using polymer-based silane. UV-visible and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy were used to characterize the produced films. The PEG/TEOS and PEG/PF-127/TEOS films that were produced demonstrated good optical transmittance, with 90.84% and 94%, respectively. When compared to the bare glass substrate, the produced PEG/PF-127/TEOS film's transmittance rose by 3.59%. The transmittance of the produced coatings was also determined using solar insolation measurements. There was a good agreement between the UV-visible transmittance values and the estimated transmittance value using solar insolation readings for both coated and untreated surfaces.

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