Effects of Simulated Solar Wind on Polymethyl Methacrylate Thin Film
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Synthesis of Polymethylmethacrylate
2.2. Instruments
2.3. Ion Bombardment Experiments
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Wavenumber (cm−1) | Assignment |
---|---|
2995 | α-CH3 asym. stretching; OCH3 asym. stretching |
2950 | α-CH3 sym. stretching; OCH3 sym. stretching; CH2 stretching |
2840 | CH2 stretching |
1730 | C=O stretching |
1486 | α-CH3 asym. bending |
1450 | CH2 bending |
1436 | O-CH3 sym. bending |
1386 | α-CH3 sym. bending |
1270–1240 | C-C-O stretching |
1190–1150 | C-O-C stretching |
1062 | C-C skeletal stretching |
988 | O-CH3 rocking |
840 | CH2 rocking |
750 | C-C skeletal stretching |
Peak | [M]Na+ (m/z) | N(x,y,z) = 36 | N(x,y,z) = 37 | N(x,y,z) = 38 | N(x,y,z) = 39 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
a | 3493 | M28,2,6 EG = H, IBN; * (M34,0,0 EG = H, IBN) | M33,4,0 EG = H, H | M30,5,3 EG = H, H | M27,6,6 EG = H, H |
b | 3507 | M29,2,5 EG = H, IBN | M31,5,2 EG = H, H | M28,6,5 EG = H, H | |
c | 3517 | M28,3,5EG = IBN, IBN | M30,6,2 EG = H, IBN | ||
d | 3527 | M32,1,3 EG = H, H | M29,2,6 EG = H, H | ||
e | 3535 | M31,2,3 EG = H, IBN | M28,3,6 EG = H, IBN | M33,5,0 EG = H, H | M30,6,3 EG = H, H |
f | 3544 | M30,3,3 EG = IBN, IBN | M30,5,2 EG = IBN, IBN; M27,4,6 EG = IBN, IBN | M27,6,5 EG = IBN, IBN; M32,6,0 EG = H, IBN | |
g | 3553 | M34,1,1, EG = H, H | M34,3,0 EG = H, H; M31,2,4 EG = H, H | M31,4,3 EG = H, H | M28,5,6 EG = H, H |
h | 3561 | M31,3,2 EG = IBN, IBN; M28,2,6 EG = IBN, IBN | M33,4,0 EG = H, IBN | M30,5,3 EG = H, IBN | M27,6,6 EG = H, IBN |
i | 3573 | M32,3,1 EG = IBN, IBN | M29,4,4 EG = IBN, IBN | ||
j | 3580 | M31,1,4 EG = H, IBN | M33,4,1 EG = H, H | M30,5,4 EG = H, H | |
k | 3593 | M32,1,3 EG = H, IBN; * (M35,0,0 EG = H, IBN) | M29,2,6 EG = H, IBN | M34,4,0 EG = H, H | M31,5,3 EG = H, H |
l | 3601 | M31,4,2 EG = IBN, IBN | M28,5,5 EG = IBN, IBN | ||
m | 3608 | M33,1,2 EG = H, IBN; M30,0,6 EG = H, IBN | M30,2,5 EG = H, IBN | M32,5,2 EG = H, H | |
n | 3617 | M32,2,2 EG = IBN, IBN | M29,3,5 EG = IBN, IBN | M31,6,2 EG = H, IBN | |
o | 3628 | M33,4,0 EG = IBN, IBN | M30,5,3 EG = IBN, IBN | M27,6,6 EG = IBN, IBN | |
p | 3641 | M34,1,2 EG = H, H; M31,0,6 EG = H, H | M31,2,5 EG = H, H | ||
q | 3651 | M33,0,3 EG = H, IBN | M30,1,6 EG = H, IBN | M35,3,0 EG = H, H | M32,4,3 EG = H, H |
r | 3656 | M32,0,5 EG = H, H | M32,5,1 EG = IBN, IBN | M29,6,4 EG = IBN, IBN | |
s | 3666 | M34,0,2 EG = H, IBN | M31,1,5 EG = H, IBN | M33,4,2 EG = H, H | |
t | 3677 | M30,0,6 EG = IBN, IBN | M35,2,0 EG = H, IBN | M32,3,3 EG = H, IBN | M29,4,6 EG = H, IBN |
u | 3680 | M35,0,1 EG = H, IBN | M32,1,4 EG = H, IBN | M34,4,1 EG = H, H | |
v | 3693 | M36,0,0 EG = H, IBN | M33,1,3 EG = H, IBN | M30,2,6 EG = H, IBN | M35,4,0 EG = H, H |
w | 3709 | M31,0,6 EG = H, IBN | M36,2,0 EG = H, H | M33,3,3 EG = H, H |
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Mezzina, L.; Nicosia, A.; Baratta, G.A.; Palumbo, M.E.; Scirè, C.; Mineo, P.G. Effects of Simulated Solar Wind on Polymethyl Methacrylate Thin Film. Nanomaterials 2022, 12, 1992. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12121992
Mezzina L, Nicosia A, Baratta GA, Palumbo ME, Scirè C, Mineo PG. Effects of Simulated Solar Wind on Polymethyl Methacrylate Thin Film. Nanomaterials. 2022; 12(12):1992. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12121992
Chicago/Turabian StyleMezzina, Lidia, Angelo Nicosia, Giuseppe Antonio Baratta, Maria Elisabetta Palumbo, Carlotta Scirè, and Placido Giuseppe Mineo. 2022. "Effects of Simulated Solar Wind on Polymethyl Methacrylate Thin Film" Nanomaterials 12, no. 12: 1992. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12121992