Research Article
Effect of Different Gamma Dose and Chemical Etching on Pre- and Post-Alpha-Irradiated PM-355 Polymer
Table 3
Band gap energy for all sets at different gamma doses of PM-355 SSNTDs.
| Sample name | Gamma dose (kGy) | Band gap energy (eV) | Track diameter (μm) | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 2 after etching | Set 3 after etching | Set 2 | Set 3 |
| SGR | 0 | 5.50 | 5.50 | 5.50 | 5.46 | 5.54 | 5.63 | 5.63 | SG1 | 20 | 5.42 | 5.44 | 5.47 | 5.29 | 5.38 | 8.75 | 10.00 | SG2 | 40 | 5.23 | 5.26 | 5.27 | 4.18 | 4.27 | - | - | SG3 | 60 | 5.14 | 5.16 | 5.19 | 4.00 | 4.12 | - | - | SG4 | 80 | 5.12 | 5.13 | 5.15 | 3.83 | 3.95 | - | - | SG5 | 100 | 5.06 | 5.09 | 5.11 | 3.71 | 3.82 | - | - |
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-: irregular shape and very big size tracks.
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