The effect of gamma irradiation on chemical, morphology and optical properties of polystyrene nanosphere at various exposure time

• Main Authors: Yabagi, Jibrin Alhaji, Kimpa, Mohammed Isah, Muhammad, Muhammad Nmayaya, Rashid, Saiful, Embong, Zaidi, Agam, Mohd Arif
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: IOP Publishing 2017
• Subjects: Q Science (General); TP1080-1185 Polymers and polymer manufacture
• Online Access: http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/4860/1/AJ%202017%20%28679%29.pdf; http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/4860/; https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/298/1/012004

Irradiation of polymers causes structural, chemical and the optical properties changes. Polystyrene nanosphere was drop coated to substrates and the gamma irradiation was carried out in a Cesium-137 (Cs-137) source chamber at different time (1-5 hours) with constant dose of 30 kGy. Fourier transform...