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Structural, optical, and dielectric characteristics of copper oxide nanoparticles loaded CMC/PEO matrix

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Polymer nanocomposite films were prepared using the casting method through filling a polymer mixture of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) and polyethylene oxide (PEO) (70:30 wt%) by different weight ratios (0.0, 0.3, 0.8, 2, 4, and 6 wt%) of copper oxide nanoparticles (CuO NPs) prepared by sol–gel method. Significant structural and morphological changes of the prepared mixture were noticed upon the increase of CuO NPs content, which in turn led to shift the absorption edge toward the lower frequencies and thus decreased the energy gap value. The electrical and dielectric properties of the polymeric mixture were improved after being filled with CuO NPs reaching their optimum at 2 wt%. For further AC conductivity (σac) studies, the temperature dependence of the σac and dielectric parameters for the optimum concentration CMC/PEO-CuO NPs (2 wt%) were investigated throughout a wide range of frequencies (0.1Hz–10 MHz). The calculation of the activation energy (Ea) and relaxation time (τ) suggests that these nanocomposite films are promising for solid-state supercapacitors.

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  1. Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Mansoura, 35516, Egypt

    S. T. Hameed & A. H. Oraby

  2. Department of Physics, Faculty of Education, Taiz University, Taiz, Yemen

    S. T. Hameed

  3. Physics Department, College of Science and Humanities in Al-Kharj, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, 11942, Saudi Arabia

    Talal F. Qahtan

  4. Spectroscopy Department, Physics Research Institute, National Research Centre, 33 ElBehouth St., Dokki, Giza, 12311, Egypt

    A. M. Abdelghany

  5. Basic Science Department, Horus University, International Coastal Rd, New Damietta, Damietta, Egypt

    A. M. Abdelghany

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Hameed, S.T., Qahtan, T.F., Abdelghany, A.M. et al. Structural, optical, and dielectric characteristics of copper oxide nanoparticles loaded CMC/PEO matrix. J Mater Sci 57, 7556–7569 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-022-07134-7

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