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PET as a plastic substrate for the flexible optoelectronic applications

M. G. FARAJ1,* , K. IBRAHIM1, M. K. M. ALI1

Affiliation

  1. Nano-Optoelectronics Research and Technology Laboratory (N.O.R), School of Physics, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang 11800, Malaysia

Abstract

In this paper, different techniques are used for characterization the structural, thermal and optical properties of the polyethylene terephthalate (PET) substrate. The PET substrate was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy dispersive X-ray (EDX), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), atomic force microscopy (AFM) and UV spectrophotometer, respectively. X-ray diffraction patterns confirm the proper phase formation of the material. The high transmission in the visible range makes this PET substrate suitable and useful such as optoelectronic and other thin film applications..

Keywords

Polyethylene terephthalate, Plastic substrate, Optical properties, Structural properties, Thermal properties.

Citation

M. G. FARAJ, K. IBRAHIM, M. K. M. ALI, PET as a plastic substrate for the flexible optoelectronic applications, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 5, 8, August 2011, pp.879-882 (2011).

Submitted at: March 15, 2011

Accepted at: Aug. 10, 2011