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Chemical deposition of Ag and Ag2O on grafting film of PET-COOH by photografting polymerization for optoelectronic application

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Highly flexible photodetector with a great efficiency related to its highly response to the photons is prepared with simple techniques and low costs. This optoelectronic is based on the photografting acrylic acid is utilized to adjust the surface of PET films to fasten with silver ions. Ag and Ag2O were formed onto the surface of the photografting PET with acrylic acid after reducing by sodium boron tetrahydrate. The topography and chemical structure of the pristine PET-COOH and PET-COOH/Ag-Ag2O films is characterized using scanning electron microscope (SEM), X-ray diffractometer, energy-dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX), and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. From the SEM analyses, the formation of nanomaterials with an average particle size of 100 nm is confirmed. The incorporation of Ag-Ag2O in the PET-COOH membrane enhances the optical properties that cover all the optical absorbance regions, with a small bandgap of 2.74 eV. The PET-COOH/Ag-Ag2O photodetector had a nonohmic character and it was sensitive to monochromatic wavelength. The responsivity and specific detectivity of PET-COOH/Ag-Ag2O photodetector were 0.83 mA/W and 1.9 × 1011 Jones, respectively, for 390 nm monochromatic wavelengths. Soon, our team works on synthesis a prototype of this optoelectronic device for industrial applications.

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The authors extend their appreciation to the Deanship of Scientific Research at Jouf University for funding this work through research grant no. (DSR-2021-03-0317).

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  1. Radiation Physics Department, National Center for Radiation Research and Technology (NCRRT), Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA), Cairo, Egypt

    M. M. Abdelhamied

  2. Radiation Research of Polymer Department, National Center for Radiation Research and Technology (NCRRT), Atomic Energy Authority, Ahmed El-Zomor St. El-Zohour Region, Nasr City, PO Box 29, Cairo, Egypt

    Mohamed Mohamady Ghobashy

  3. Physics Department, College of Science, Jouf University, PO Box 2014, Sakaka, Saudi Arabia

    N. M. A. Hadia & W. S. Mohamed

  4. Basic Sciences Research Unit, Jouf University, PO Box 2014, Sakaka, Saudi Arabia

    N. M. A. Hadia

  5. Solid State and Accelerator Department, National Center for Radiation Research and Technology (NCRRT), Atomic Energy Authority, Ahmed El-Zomor St. El-Zohour Region, Nasr City, PO Box 29, Cairo, Egypt

    A. I. Sharshir

  6. Polymeric Materials Research Department, City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications (SRTA-City), Alexandria, 21934, Egypt

    Norhan Nady

  7. Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Sohag University, Sohag, 82524, Egypt

    S. H. Mohamed

  8. Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Islamic University of Madinah, Madinah, Saudi Arabia

    Mohamed Shaban

  9. Nanophotonics and Applications Lab, Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt

    Mohamed Shaban & Mohamed Rabia

  10. Nanomaterials Science Research Laboratory, Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt

    Mohamed Rabia

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MMA and MMG contributed to methodology and writing—review and editing. NMAH contributed to supervision and writing—original draft. WSM contributed to methodology and investigation. AIS contributed to methodology, investigation, formal analysis, and editing. NN contributed to conceptualization, methodology, and writing—review and editing. SHM contributed to conceptualization, methodology, and investigation. MS contributed to writing—original draft. MS contributed to conceptualization, methodology, investigation, and formal analysis.

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Abdelhamied, M.M., Ghobashy, M.M., Hadia, N.M.A. et al. Chemical deposition of Ag and Ag2O on grafting film of PET-COOH by photografting polymerization for optoelectronic application. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 34, 41 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-022-09474-1

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