The ultraviolet spectra of polyethylene and long-chain paraffins
- 27 April 1972
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics C: Solid State Physics
- Vol. 5 (8) , 871-878
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3719/5/8/013
Abstract
Ultraviolet absorption spectra of thin films of polyethylene and of the paraffins C28H58 and C42H86 in the range 6-12 eV have been measured at 300 K and 4 K. This range covers the onset of intrinsic electronic excitations. The significance of the results is discussed briefly.Keywords
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