Modification of Structural and Optical Features of Polyvinyl Alcohol Film with Polypyrrole/Fe3O4 for UV Shielding and Optoelectronics
摘要
This is the first study combining polypyrrole/magnetite (PPy/Fe3O4) into PVA for simultaneous optical and UV-shielding performance. The chemical oxidative polymerization process was used to synthesize (PPy/Fe3O4), whereas solution casting was executed to produce Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)/PPy-Fe3O4 nanocomposites with different small filler fractions. XRD and FTIR confirmed the interaction between PVA and PPy/Fe3O4. SEM showed that PPy/Fe3O4 nanoparticles were randomly distributed inside the PVA matrix. EDX and Elemental mapping confirmed the incorporation of PPy/Fe3O4 inside the host polymer. The integration of PPy/Fe3O4 resulted in a measurable alteration in PVA’s linear and nonlinear optical characteristics. For example, an increase in the absorbance was noticed with the rise in content of PPy/Fe3O4 especially in UV range. Furthermore, increasing the PPy/ Fe3O4 ratio caused a lessening of the direct energy band gap of PVA from 5.32 eV to 4.88 eV due to an upsurge in carrier–carrier interaction owing to the high carrier concentration in V.B and C.B. Furthermore, the Urbach energy is increased from 2.14 eV to 2.86 eV due to increased defects state after the addition of nanofiller. A drop in relaxation time is also observed in the polymer after incorporating nanofiller. Other optical parameters were evaluated, such as refractive index, dispersion energy, optical conductivity, oscillating strength, VELF, SELF, dielectric constant, and absorption coefficient. The outcomes endorse the possibility of using the PVA/PPy-Fe3O4 nanocomposites for optical applications like UV shielding and optoelectronics.