Effect of ethylene carbonate as a plasticizer on CuI/PVA nanocomposite: Structure, optical and electrical properties

Autor: Shaimaa A. Mohamed, A.A. Al-Ghamdi, G.D. Sharma, M.K. El Mansy
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Journal of Advanced Research, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 79-86 (2014)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2090-1232
2090-1224
DOI: 10.1016/j.jare.2012.11.008
Popis: Layers of ethylene carbonate (EC) modified CuI/PVA polymer composites were prepared by growth of CuI nano-particles in an aqueous solution of PVA followed by casting at room temperature. The structural, thermal, optical, electrical and di-electrical characterization of polymer composites was investigated using different techniques. These investigations confirm the growth of CuI nano-particles and reduction of PVA crystallinity by increasing ethylene carbonate concentration. These results show that energy band gap and bulk conductivity increase while activation energy reduces with the increase of EC concentration in the composite. Moreover, the variation of the dielectric permittivity and dielectric loss with EC content are found to obey Debye dispersion relations.
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