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Excimer Laser Ablation of Polymer-Clay Nanocomposites

Chang, I-Ta
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1333995807

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2012, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Akron, Polymer Engineering.
The ablation behavior of Polystyrene-Organically Modified Montmorillonite (OMMT) nanocomposites was evaluated by measuring the weight loss induced by KrF excimer laser irradiation of the nanocomposite specimens under air atmosphere. The characteristic values of ablation, ablation threshold fluence and effective absorption coefficient for polystyrene and its naonocomposites were calculated based on the weight loss data. The effects of morphology due to spatial variation in injection molded samples are also discussed in this work. Results demonstrate that both the dispersion state and the concentration of clay play important roles in excimer laser ablation. The sensitivity of threshold fluence and absorption coefficient to dispersion state of OMMT depends on the clay concentration. The excimer laser induced surface micro/nano structure formation and modification of PS-Clay Nanocomposites at various OMMT concentrations were also investigated. Scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy and Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy with attenuated total reflectance accessory were utilized to analyze the ablated surface. Results show that, in general, better dispersion of OMMT leads to less continuous surface structures and more pronounced carbonyl regions on FTIR spectra. Clay nanoparticles are exposed on ablated surfaces and affect surface structure formation after irradiation by laser. A mechanism for the formation of excimer laser induced surface structures on injection molded parts is thus proposed.
Erol Sancaktar, Dr. (Advisor)
Kevin Cavicchi, Dr. (Committee Member)
Hendrick Heinz, Dr. (Committee Member)
Robert Mallik, Dr. (Committee Member)
Shing-Chung Wong, Dr. (Committee Member)
Mechanical Engineering; Plastics; Polymers

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  • Chang, I.-T. (2012). Excimer Laser Ablation of Polymer-Clay Nanocomposites [Doctoral dissertation, University of Akron]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1333995807

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Chang, I-Ta. Excimer Laser Ablation of Polymer-Clay Nanocomposites. 2012. University of Akron, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1333995807.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Chang, I-Ta. "Excimer Laser Ablation of Polymer-Clay Nanocomposites." Doctoral dissertation, University of Akron, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1333995807

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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