Lee, Jiye Yeo, Hyeonuk Goh, Munju Ku, Bon-Cheol Sohn, Honglae Kim, Ho-Joong Lee, Jae-Kwan You, Nam-Ho 2024-01-20T06:02:40Z 2024-01-20T06:02:40Z 2021-09-05 2015-10 1598-5032 https://pubs.kist.re.kr/handle/201004/124955 In this study, a new development in thermoplastics was examined: a poly(cyclohexylthioacrylate) containing a sulfur atom in a polymer chain with a high refractive index. The poly(cyclohexylthioacrylate) was synthesized by the free radical polymerization of cyclohexylthioacrylate. Transparent polymer films, fabricated by spin-coating from the polymer solution, exhibited a high refractive index of 1.55244 at 637 nm and low birefringence of 0.0001. The thermal decomposition temperature (T (d) ) of the polymer was in the range of 355-363 A degrees C, which indicates good thermal stability, while its glass transition temperature was 65 A degrees C. English POLYMER SOC KOREA POLYMERS Synthesis and characterization of poly(cyclohexylthioacrylate) (PCTA) with high refractive index and low birefringence for optical applications Article 10.1007/s13233-015-3128-8 1 MACROMOLECULAR RESEARCH, v.23, no.10, pp.960 - 964 MACROMOLECULAR RESEARCH 23 10 960 964 scie scopus kci ART002041430 000363882800010 2-s2.0-84945252647 Polymer Science Polymer Science Article POLYMERS polyacrylate sulfur-containing polymer refractive index thermal properties birefringence