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Optical properties of multilayer graphene nanoplatelet (mGNP)/poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) composite flexible thin films prepared by solvent casting

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Multi-layer graphene nanoplatelet (mGNP)/poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) nanocomposite flexible thin films were prepared at various GNP loadings (1–5 wt%) and their optical properties were investigated in the UV, visible, and near IR region (200–850 nm). The transmittance and reflectance of the films reduced with an increase in the GNP loading. Although it is known that the transmittance of pure graphene is independent of wavelength, it was observed that in the UV region, the optical properties of mGNP/PMMA are wavelength-dependent. However, at higher GNP loadings (3–5%), these films have shown optical properties with less wavelength dependency. This may be attributed to diverse types of attenuation mechanisms in the nanocomposite films when graphene is incorporated as filler in the polymer matrix. In the visible region (400–700 nm), no such wavelength-dependent optical properties were observed.

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  1. Aircraft Research and Design Centre, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Bengaluru, 560037, India

    Makireddi Sai

  2. Centre for Nondestructive Evaluation, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, 600036, India

    Debadatta Sethy & Krishnan Balasubramaniam

  3. Defence Bioengineering and Electromedical Laboratory, Bengaluru, 560093, India

    Sanal Francis, M. S. Yogendra Kumar & Francis V. Varghese

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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation, data collection, and analysis were performed by [Makireddi Sai]. Experimental support provided by [Debadatta Sethy, Sanal Francis, Yogendra Kumar M S]. The first draft of the manuscript was written by [Makiredd Sai] and all authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. Conceptualization, review, and editing were done by [Francis V Varghese and Krishnan Balasubramaniam]. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Sai, M., Sethy, D., Francis, S. et al. Optical properties of multilayer graphene nanoplatelet (mGNP)/poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) composite flexible thin films prepared by solvent casting. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 32, 26750–26757 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-021-07052-5

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