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Exploring the optical properties of CuCo2O4-doped polyethylene oxide and carboxymethylcellulose for optoelectronic application

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Nanocomposite films comprising polyethylene oxide (PEO) and carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) were fabricated via the solution casting process, with the incorporation of copper cobaltite nanoparticles (CuCo2O4 NPs). The study investigated the impact of CuCo2O4 NPs on the structural and optical properties of the PEO/CMC polymer blend, using X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), and ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy (UV–Vis). The Debye–Scherrer equation was utilized to determine the size of the nanoparticles, and the results showed that the nanoparticle size decreased upon dispersion within the host matrix. The FTIR spectra of PEO/CMC blends revealed distinct vibrational spectral bands. These bands exhibited variations in their intensities, signifying interactions attributed to hydrogen bonds in the polymers. Various optical parameters, including energy gap, refractive index, Urbach energy, and extinction coefficient, were examined. The transmittance of the PEO/CMC blend exhibited a decrease from 88.6 to 18.8% following the dispersion of 3 wt% CuCo2O4 NPs. The optical analysis revealed an increase in the refractive index and a reduction in the optical band gap values, which reduced from 4.37 eV in the polymer blend to 3.77 eV in samples containing 3 wt% CuCo2O4. Furthermore, an increase in Urbach energy was observed with the rise in CuCo2O4 NPs content. The study also explored the influence of CuCo2O4 NPs on the fluorescence spectra of the PEO/CMC matrix and observed an increase in both optical dielectric and optical conductivity with increasing CuCo2O4 NPs content.

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This research has been funded by the Scientific Research Deanship at the University of Ha’il—Saudi Arabia through project number <<RG-23 -176>>.

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  1. Basic Sciences Department, Deanship of Preparatory Year, University of Ha’il, Hail, Saudi Arabia

    H. M. Ragab, N. S. Diab & Eshraga Abdallah Ali Elneim

  2. Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Cairo, 12613, Egypt

    Noha H. El Fewaty

  3. Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Qassim University, 51452, Buraidah, Qassim, Saudi Arabia

    Ahmed N. Al-Hakimi

  4. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Ibb University, Ibb, Yemen

    Ahmed N. Al-Hakimi

  5. Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Ibb University, Ibb, Yemen

    M. O. Farea

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HMR: Methodology, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing—Review and Editing. NSD: Investigation, Writing—Review and Editing. EAAE: Methodology, Formal analysis, Investigation. NHE: Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing—Review and Editing. ANA: Investigation, Writing—Review and Editing. MOF: Investigation, Writing—Review and Editing.

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Ragab, H.M., Diab, N.S., Elneim, E.A.A. et al. Exploring the optical properties of CuCo2O4-doped polyethylene oxide and carboxymethylcellulose for optoelectronic application. Opt Quant Electron 56, 323 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-023-06048-1

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