Synthesis and Tuning the Structural and Optical Properties of (PMMA-Fe3O4-SiC) Nanocomposites Coated with Al Layer for Futuristic Optoelectronics Applications
摘要
In this work, nanostructures of silicon carbide (SiC)/iron oxide (Fe3O4) doped with poly methyl methacrylate (PMMA) were prepared, and then the polymer nanocomposites were coated with a metal layer of aluminum (Al) to improve the structural and optical properties to be used for optoelectronics fields with low cost and good mechanical properties compared to other nanostructures. The structural and optical properties of PMMA-Fe3O4-SiC/Al nanocomposites were studied. The results obtained indicate that at the wavelength of 300 nm, the absorption of poly methyl methacrylate (PMMA) increased by about 56.1% while the transmittance decreased by about 50.9% when the ratio of SiC-Fe3O4/Al NPs increased to 3wt%. The energy gap of PMMA decreased from 3.3 to 2.0 eV when the content of Fe3O4-SiC/Al NPS nanoparticles reached 3 wt%. At 300nm wavelength, the refractive index increased from 2.15 to 2.62. While the optical conductivity at the same wavelength increased from 2.02 to 3.33 s−1. Other optical constants were improved. These results for the polymer nanocomposites can be a key to their use in the optical and electronics fields. Various devices with excellent structural and optical properties can be manufactured. Finally, the PMMA-Fe3O4-SiC/Al nanostructures can be considered promising nanostructures for electronic and optical nanodevices.