Owing to the very brittle nature of tellurium powder, nanoscopic grains with an average size of 4.8 ± 0.8 nm were
produced by dry vibration milling technique using a mixer/mill apparatus. A novel material was obtained by binding the
nanosized tellurium grains with poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) polymer. The morphology, elemental composition,
and structural and optical properties of Te/PMMA films were investigated. The prepared material was composed of
hexagonal tellurium and α-phase of tellurium oxide. Owing to the very brittle nature of tellurium powder, nanoscopic grains with an average size of 4.8 ± 0.8 nm were
produced by dry vibration milling technique using a mixer/mill apparatus. A novel material was obtained by binding the
nanosized tellurium grains with poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) polymer. The morphology, elemental composition,
and structural and optical properties of Te/PMMA films were investigated. The prepared material was composed of
hexagonal tellurium and α-phase of tellurium oxide.