Flexible and innovative PVA/ZrO2/g-C3N4/CNT nanocomposites film for optoelectronic applications

IF 5 2区材料科学 Q1 MATERIALS SCIENCE, CHARACTERIZATION & TESTING

Polymer Testing Pub Date : 2024-10-05 DOI:10.1016/j.polymertesting.2024.108604

Majed Alshammari

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Abstract

This study successfully prepared polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) polymer films doped with ZrO₂/(g-C₃N₄/CNT) nanofillers using the solution casting technique. The crystal structure of the nanocomposite films was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), revealing the semi-crystalline nature of PVA and an average ZrO₂ crystallite size of 13.17 nm. Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy confirmed the chemical composition and functional groups present in the nanocomposites. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX) analysis showed uniform dispersion of the nanofillers without noticeable phase separation, with EDX confirming the successful incorporation of ZrO₂, g-C₃N₄, and CNT into the PVA matrix. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) further validated the elemental composition and chemical states, indicating the presence of carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, and zirconium. Optical analysis demonstrated that increasing ZrO₂/(g-C₃N₄/CNT) content reduced the direct and indirect band gaps from 5.41 eV to 5.25 eV and from 5.18 eV to 4.92 eV, respectively. In addition, the single-oscillator energy (E₀) and dispersion energy (E_d) increased, while the static refractive index (n₀) decreased. Improvements were also observed in linear optical susceptibility (χ⁽¹⁾) and third-order nonlinear optical susceptibility (χ⁽³⁾), enhancing the polarizability of the polymer molecules. These results indicate that PVA films doped with ZrO₂/(g-C₃N₄/CNT) hold promise for optoelectronic applications due to their enhanced optical properties.

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用于光电应用的柔性创新 PVA/ZrO2/g-C3N4/CNT 纳米复合薄膜

本研究采用溶液浇铸技术成功制备了掺杂有 ZrO2/(g-C3N4/CNT) 纳米填料的聚乙烯醇（PVA）聚合物薄膜。X 射线衍射 (XRD) 表征了纳米复合薄膜的晶体结构，结果表明 PVA 为半结晶性质，ZrO2 的平均结晶尺寸为 13.17 nm。傅立叶变换红外光谱（FTIR）证实了纳米复合材料中的化学成分和官能团。扫描电子显微镜（SEM）和能量色散 X 射线（EDX）分析表明，纳米填料均匀分散，没有明显的相分离现象。X 射线光电子能谱（XPS）进一步验证了元素组成和化学状态，表明存在碳、氧、氮和锆。光学分析表明，ZrO2/（g-C3N4/CNT）含量的增加使直接和间接带隙分别从 5.41 eV 降至 5.25 eV 和从 5.18 eV 降至 4.92 eV。此外，单振子能量（E0）和色散能量（Ed）增加，而静态折射率（n0）降低。线性光学感度（χ(1)）和三阶非线性光学感度（χ(3)）也得到了改善，从而提高了聚合物分子的极化能力。这些结果表明，掺杂 ZrO2/(g-C3N4/CNT) 的 PVA 薄膜因其增强的光学特性而有望用于光电应用。

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Polymer Testing 工程技术-材料科学：表征与测试

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10.70

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5.90%

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328

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44 days

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