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Optical and Electrical Properties of ZnO Dispersed Polymer Nanocomposites Films

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Proceedings of Fourth International Conference on Inventive Material Science Applications

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Abstract

A comparative study is carried out to observe the effect of dispersing Zinc Oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles in two different host matrices of Polyvinylalcohol (PVA)—Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP)—Polyvinylalcohol (PVA)—Carboymethyl Cellulose (CMC) on their structural, optical and electrical properties. The concentration of ZnO in the blend films was kept low. The XRD diffractogram of both the polymer nanocomposite films (PNCs) exhibited characteristic peaks of ZnO confirming the dispersion of nanoparticles in blended films. The SEM micrographs of these PNC films had shown uniform dispersion of ZnO nanoparticles in both matrices. The analysis of optical and electrical properties indicates appreciable modification in these properties on inclusion of small amount of ZnO in both the matrices. ZnO dispersed PVA–CMC film shows enhanced absorption in UV region with decreased band gap and higher σdc values as compared to ZnO dispersed PVA–PVP film suggesting PVA–CMC–ZnO film to be a promising material in the area of green electronics and optoelectronics.

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Authors are thankful to KIRAN Division, Department of Science and Technology (DST), New Delhi for the financial assistance provided through WOS-A project SR/WOS-A/PM-44/2017. Experimental facilities developed using financial assistance provided through DST-FIST (Level- I) and DRS (SAP) program have been utilized to carry out this work and it is gratefully acknowledged. Authors are thankful to Prof. P. N. Gajjar, Head, Department of Physics, School of Science, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad for his constant encouragement. The experimental facility for I-V measurements extended by Prof. Dhaka and Prof. M. Roy, Department of Physics, MLSU, Udaipur are highly acknowledged.

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  1. Department of Physics, School of Science, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

    Sushma Jha, Vaishali Bhavsar & Deepti Tripathi

  2. Applied Sciences and Humanities Department, SAL College of Engineering, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

    Vaishali Bhavsar

  3. Institute for Plasma Research, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India

    K. P. Sooraj & Mukesh Ranjan

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Jha, S., Bhavsar, V., Sooraj, K.P., Ranjan, M., Tripathi, D. (2022). Optical and Electrical Properties of ZnO Dispersed Polymer Nanocomposites Films. In: Bindhu, V., R. S. Tavares, J.M., Ţălu, Ş. (eds) Proceedings of Fourth International Conference on Inventive Material Science Applications. Advances in Sustainability Science and Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4321-7_22

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