Incorporated TiO2 nanoparticles into PVC/PMMA polymer blend for enhancing the optical and electrical/dielectric properties: Hybrid nanocomposite films for flexible optoelectronic devices

• Published in: Polymer engineering and science Vol. 63; no. 11; pp. 3684 - 3697
• Main Authors: A Al‐Muntaser, Hala M Abo‐Dief, Tarabiah, A E, Alzahrani, Eman, Alsalmah, Hessa A, Alharbi, Zeinab M, Rami Adel Pashameah, Abdu Saeed
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Newtown Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.11.2023
• Subjects: Anatase; Crystallinity; Dielectric loss; Dielectric properties; Electrical resistivity; Energy gap; Energy storage; Fourier analysis; Grain size; Infrared analysis; Nanocomposites; Nanoparticles; Optical properties; Optoelectronic devices; Percolation; Polymer blends; Polymers; Polymethyl methacrylate; Polyvinyl chloride; Room temperature; Sol-gel processes; Synthesis; Titanium dioxide; Titanium oxides; Visible spectrum

In the present work, sol–gel‐synthesized titanium oxide nanoparticles (TiO2 NPs) were added to polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) to create polymer nanocomposites (PNCs) samples. The preparation was carried out via the solution casting method. The synthesized TiO2 NPs have a...