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Fabrication, surface characterization and effect of oxygen irradiation on polymeric nanocomposite films

Department of Physics, College of Science, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, P. O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia

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B. M. Alotaibi

Department of Physics, College of Science, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, P. O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia

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A. Atta

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9451-6777

Physics Department, College of Science, Jouf University, P. O. Box 2014, Sakaka, Saudi Arabia

E-mail Address: aamahmad@ju.edu.sa

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E. Abdeltwab

Physics Department, College of Science, Jouf University, P. O. Box 2014, Sakaka, Saudi Arabia

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M. M. Abdelhamied

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

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Abstract

This study addressed the preparation of nanocomposites consisting of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and titanium oxide (TiO₂) for utilization in optoelectronics technologies. PVA/10%TiO₂ nanocomposite samples with a mean thickness of 0.1mm were created using the solution casting method. The PVA/TiO₂ films are irradiated with oxygen fluences of $0.4 \times 1 0^{17}$ $0.4 \times 1 0^{17}$ , $0.8 \times 1 0^{17}$ $0.8 \times 1 0^{17}$ and $1.2 \times 1 0^{17}$ $1.2 \times 1 0^{17}$ ions/cm². The X-ray diffraction (XRD) and FTIR methodologies were employed to investigate the impact of ion bombardment on the structural characteristics and functional groups of PVA/TiO₂ substrates. Diffraction peaks are 20.1° for PVA and 25.4° for TiO₂, indicating the successful PVA/TiO₂ nanocomposite construction. The absorbance (A) of unirradiated and irradiated samples was measured using UV–Vis spectroscopy within a wavelength range of 200–1100nm. Band gaps ( $E_{g}$ $E_{g}$ ) were calculated using Tauc’s formula for PVA/TiO₂ films, exhibiting a decrease from 4.56eV for unirradiated PVA/TiO₂ film to 4.16, 3.95 and 3.88eV at ion fluences of $0.4 \times 1 0^{17}$ $0.4 \times 1 0^{17}$ , $0.8 \times 1 0^{17}$ $0.8 \times 1 0^{17}$ and $1.2 \times 1 0^{17}$ $1.2 \times 1 0^{17}$ ions/cm², respectively. Furthermore, the Ubrach tail has a rise of 1.23eV for unirradiated PVA/TiO₂ to 1.28eV, 1.4eV and 1.77eV for irradiated films with ion fluences of $0.4 \times 1 0^{17}$ $0.4 \times 1 0^{17}$ , $0.8 \times 1 0^{17}$ $0.8 \times 1 0^{17}$ and $1.2 \times 1 0^{17}$ $1.2 \times 1 0^{17}$ ions/cm², respectively. Additionally, following ion irradiation, the PVA/TiO₂ absorption edge $E_{e}$ $E_{e}$ , which was 3.56eV, decreased to 3.48, 3.37 and 3.23eV, with increasing ion beam fluences. This study demonstrated that the optical behaviors of the PVA/TiO₂ films were altered under bombardment, suggesting their potential applicability in optical devices.

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PACS: 72.80.TM

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