Effect of metal/dielectric substrates on photopolymerization of BITh thin films

Hesami, L.; Yang, C.; Anwar, E.; Noginova, N.; Noginov, M. A.

doi:10.1038/s41598-022-23243-4

Effect of metal/dielectric substrates on photopolymerization of BITh thin films

Journal Article · Tue Nov 08 23:00:00 EST 2022 · Scientific Reports

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-23243-4· OSTI ID:1897589

Hesami, L.; Yang, C.; Anwar, E.; Noginova, N.; Noginov, M. A.

Abstract

We have studied effects of metal–dielectric substrates on photopolymerization of [2,2ʹ-Bi-1H-indene]-1,1ʹ-dione-3,3ʹ-diyl diheptanoate (BITh) monomer. We synthetized BITh and spin-coated it onto a variety of dielectric, metallic, and metal–dielectric substrates. The films were exposed to radiation of a UV–Visible Xe lamp, causing photo-polymerization of monomer molecules. The magnitude and the rate of the photo-polymerization were monitored by measuring the strength of the ~ 480 nm absorption band, which existed in the monomer but not in the polymer. Expectedly, the rate of photo-polymerization changed nearly linearly with the change of the pumping intensity. In contrast with our early study of photo-degradation of semiconducting polymer P3HT, the rate of photo-polymerization of BITh is getting modestly higher if the monomer film is deposited on top of silver separated from the monomer by a thin insulating MgF ₂ layer preventing a charge transfer. This effect is partly due to a constructive interference of the incident and reflected light waves, as well as known in the literature effects of metal/dielectric substrates on a variety of spectroscopic and energy transfer parameters. At the same time, the rate of photopolymerization is getting threefold larger if monomer is deposited on Ag film directly and charge transfer is allowed. Finally, Au substrates cause modest (~ 50%) enhancement of both monomer film absorption and the rate of photo-polymerization.

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OSTI ID:: 1897589

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Journal Information:: Scientific Reports, Journal Name: Scientific Reports Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 12; ISSN 2045-2322

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Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

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