Poly(methyl methacrylate-co-butyl acrylate-co-acrylic acid): Physico-chemical characterization and targeted dye sensitized solar cell application

By Shanti, R.; Bella, F.; Salim, Y. S.; Chee, S. Y.; Ramesh, S.; Ramesh, K.
Published in Materials & Design NULL 2016

Abstract

Abstract A random poly(methyl methacrylate-co-butyl acrylate-co-acrylic acid) [P(MMA-co-BA-co-AA)] was synthesized via emulsion polymerization utilizing thermally-activated persulfate radicals. The successful synthesis of high molecular weight copolymer at high monomer conversion rate was confirmed by {NMR} study. Various techniques were employed to characterize the structure, electrical and thermal properties of copolymer. The removal of unreacted monomers from the end product by casting technique was rationalized from the disappearance of {CC} {FTIR} characteristic peak in the cast film. The drying of the emulsion above the glass transition temperature (Tg = 24

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