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2009
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Article
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Tab 1
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Research Article
A Simple Optical Model for the Swelling Evaluation in Polymer Nanocomposites
Table 1
Refractive indices and extinction coefficients of the used materials;
〈
n
〉
is the weighted mean value for polymer nanocomposite.
Material
n
k
Weight (%)
Thickness (nm)
SiO
2
1.45
0
600
PHEMA
1.51
0
98.5%
266
CB
2
1
1.5%
C
2
H
5
OH
1.33
0
0.37%
PHEMA/CB
866
1.520
PHEMA/CB/C
2
H
5
OH
866
1.524
SIO
2
/PHEMA/CB/
866
1.488