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Effect of NiO NPs doping on the structure and optical properties of PVC polymer films

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The goal of this study was to investigate the structure and optical properties of the prepared PVC/NiO nanocomposites. The samples were characterized via XRD, TEM, SEM, and UV–Vis spectrophotometer experimental measurements. The partial crystal structure of PVC/NiO nanocomposites and cubic structure of NiO nanoparticles were explored by X-ray diffraction. SEM exhibited the good distribution of the nanoparticles in PVC films. Linear optical parameters: refractive index and normalized absorption, increased whenever transmission and reflection reduced by adding NiO nanoparticles. Direct and indirect optical band gaps were obtained from Tauc’s formula, and it was found that both direct and indirect optical band gaps decrease as more NiO nanoparticles added. The direct optical band gap decreases from 5.20 to 5.15 eV. The optical conductivity increased by increasing the content of NiO nanoparticles. The dispersion parameters: oscillator energy \(E_{0}\), dispersion energy \(E_{\text{d}}\), plasma angular frequency \(w_{\text{p}}\), optical momentum of dispersion \(M_{ - 1}\) and \(M_{ - 3}\), and static refractive index, were calculated by using Wemple and DiDominco model. The nonlinear optical susceptibility \(x^{(3)}\) and nonlinear refractive index \(n_{2}\) were evaluated from the linear optical parameters using semiempirical relation. The increasing in nonlinear parameters \(x^{(3)}\) and \(n_{2}\) suggest the use of PVC/NiO nanocomposites for nonlinear optical applications.

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  1. Physics and Engineering Mathematics Department, Faculty of Electronic Engineering, Menoufia University, Menouf, 32952, Egypt

    T. A. Taha & S. El-Rabaie

  2. Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Banha University, Banha, 13518, Egypt

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Taha, T.A., Hendawy, N., El-Rabaie, S. et al. Effect of NiO NPs doping on the structure and optical properties of PVC polymer films. Polym. Bull. 76, 4769–4784 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00289-018-2633-2

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