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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY-JMR&T
Volume 7, Issue 4, Pages 419-431Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmrt.2017.06.009
Keywords
PEO/PVP; Au NPs; FT-IR; Optical properties; TGA
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Casting technique was used for preparation of polyethylene oxide (PEO)/polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) (70/30 wt.%) films filled with different concentrations of gold nanoparticles (Au NPs). X-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern proved the semi-crystalline nature of the pristine and filled polymer blend. Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) and Ultraviolet/Visible (UVNis.) analyses were used to retrace the structural and optical changes with increasing Au content. UV/Vis. analysis spectroscopy was utilized to calculate the optical properties such as optical energy gap E-g, refractive index n and Urbach energy E-u for blend/Au nanocomposite films. Scanning electron micrograph (SEM) suggested the dependence of morphological structure on filling level and the surface morphology changed from rough to smooth. Transmission electron microscope (TEM) micrographs showed that the size of Au NPs was increased with continuous filling in PEO/PVP. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) was performed to investigate the thermal stability for nanocomposite films. (C) 2017 Brazilian Metallurgical, Materials and Mining Association. Published by Elsevier Editora Ltda. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license creativecommons.orghicenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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