• Photochemical Degradation of Poly(vinylbutyral) Films in Metal-Coated Heated Glass for Electric Vehicles under UVA Irradiation

  • Wan Ho Kim, Sein Oh, Hojin Son*, Harin Lee*, and Changhun Yun*,†

  • Lighting Materials & Components Research Center, Korea Photonics Technology Institute, Gwangju, 61007, Korea
    *School of Polymer Science and Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 61186, Korea

  • 전기차용 발열 접합 유리 내 Poly(vinylbutyral) 필름의 UVA광 조사에 따른 광화학적 변성 연구

  • 김완호 · 오세인 · 손호진* · 이하린* · 윤창훈*,†

  • 한국광기술원 조명소재부품연구센터, *전남대학교 고분자융합소재공학부

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This Article

  • 2026; 50(2): 282-287

    Published online Mar 25, 2026

  • 10.7317/pk.2026.50.2.282
  • Received on Oct 1, 2025
  • Revised on Dec 16, 2025
  • Accepted on Dec 19, 2025

Correspondence to

  • Changhun Yun

  • *School of Polymer Science and Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 61186, Korea

  • E-mail: chyun2020@jnu.ac.kr