ABSTRACT
Abstract ...................................................................................................................26 3.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................26 3.2 Objects of Research .......................................................................................28 3.3 Experimental Methods ...................................................................................29 3.4 Results and Discussion ..................................................................................30 Keywords ................................................................................................................37 References ...............................................................................................................37
High-strength polyethylene films containing 0.5-1.0 wt.% of nanocrystalline silicon (nc-Si) were synthesized. Samples of nc-Si with an average core diameter of 7-10 nm were produced by plasmochemical method and by laser-induced decomposition of monosilane. Spectral studies revealed almost complete (up to ~95%) absorption of UV radiation in 200-400 nm spectral region by 85 micron thick film if the nc-Si content approaches to 1.0 wt.%. The density function of particle size in the starting powders and polymer films containing immobilized silicon nanocrystallites were obtained using the modeling a complete profile of X-ray diffraction patterns, assuming spherical grains and the lognormal distribution. The results of X-ray analysis shown that the crystallite size distribution function remains almost unchanged and the crystallinity of the original polymer increases to about 10% with the implantation of the initial nc-Si samples in the polymer matrix.
