Research Article

Structural and Optical Investigations of Radiation Damage in Transparent PET Polymer Films

Table 1

Our observed wavenumber values (in cm−1) at the FTIR absorption peaks for unirradiated (UI) and differently γ-irradiated PET samples. In the symbolic names like PET_135, the numbers in the names indicate γ-doses in kGy unit.

PET_UIPET30PET50PET70PET_90PET_100PET_135Suggested bond configuration

507506505506505505505
730730731731731730730
795795795795795795795
850851850853851851850Trans config. γ-(CH2)
871Phenyl γ(CH)
973973972972973973973C–O–C antisymmetric
102410261025102510241028
1097108810871089108510891086
12461219122611251151122011501246 cm−1 C=C stretch of phenyl ring
13031304 cm−1 CH2 wag
13281336134913361368C–C Alkane, =CH2
13901406141014041407140813921390 cm−1 C–C deviation
1465146614661466146714581467
1506150515061505150615061506
1578157815781578157815781578
1716171217401708170417211713C=O stretch
1960196019601960196019601960
2109210821092109210921092108
2280226422642263226422632264
2378238623792387238323852385
2539254025402542253925402541
29062906290629062906290629062800 ~ 3000 cm−1 C–H stretch
2969296929682969296929692968
3059305930593059305930593059
34323431343234323431343234323000 ~ 3700 cm−1 OH stretch
3554355335543555354835533552
3629362936293631362936293629