Spectral Properties of PMMA Films Doped by Perylene Dyestuffs for Photoselective Greenhouse Cladding Applications
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Techniques
2.1. Preparation of Photoselective PMMA Films
2.2. Characterization and Measurements
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Concentration wt % | KREMER 94720 | KREMER 94739 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Δλa (nm) | λf (nm) | Δλa (nm) | λf (nm) | |||
10−5 | 53 | 584 | 0.25 | 51 | 570 | 0.29 |
10−4 | 67 | 604 | 0.49 | 68 | 574 | 0.41 |
10−3 | 72 | 649 | 0.94 | 72 | 578 | 0.85 |
10−2 | 100 | 608 | 0.44 | 82 | 629 | 0.64 |
10−1 | 210 | 613 | 0.15 | 198 | 644 | 0.05 |
Concentration wt % | ||
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KREMER 94720 | KREMER 94720 | |
10−5 | 22.10 | 5.42 |
10−4 | 41.37 | 7.67 |
10−3 | 89.30 | 18.70 |
10−2 | 31.82 | 11.91 |
10−1 | 13.40 | 8.35 |
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El-Bashir, S.M.; AlSalhi, M.S.; Al-Faifi, F.; Alenazi, W.K. Spectral Properties of PMMA Films Doped by Perylene Dyestuffs for Photoselective Greenhouse Cladding Applications. Polymers 2019, 11, 494. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym11030494
El-Bashir SM, AlSalhi MS, Al-Faifi F, Alenazi WK. Spectral Properties of PMMA Films Doped by Perylene Dyestuffs for Photoselective Greenhouse Cladding Applications. Polymers. 2019; 11(3):494. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym11030494
Chicago/Turabian StyleEl-Bashir, S. M., M. S. AlSalhi, F. Al-Faifi, and W. K. Alenazi. 2019. "Spectral Properties of PMMA Films Doped by Perylene Dyestuffs for Photoselective Greenhouse Cladding Applications" Polymers 11, no. 3: 494. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym11030494