Structural, Optical and Electrical Properties of PVA/PANI/Nickel Nanocomposites Synthesized by Gamma Radiolytic Method
This article reports a simultaneous synthesis of polyaniline (PANI) and nickel (Ni) nanoparticles embedded in polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) film matrix by gamma radiolytic method. The mechanism of formation of PANI and Ni nanoparticles were proposed via oxidation of aniline and reduction of Ni ions, respe...
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doaj-02822fc4b45e4011a46dbe886afb14d32020-11-25T00:02:29ZengMDPI AGPolymers2073-43602014-09-01692435245010.3390/polym6092435polym6092435Structural, Optical and Electrical Properties of PVA/PANI/Nickel Nanocomposites Synthesized by Gamma Radiolytic MethodAbdo Mohd Meftah0Elham Gharibshahi1Nayereh Soltani2W. Mahmooud Mat Yunus3Elias Saion4Department of Physics, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Thamar University, Dhamar, P.O. Box 47246, YemenDepartment of Physics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor 43400, MalaysiaDepartment of Physics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor 43400, MalaysiaDepartment of Physics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor 43400, MalaysiaDepartment of Physics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor 43400, MalaysiaThis article reports a simultaneous synthesis of polyaniline (PANI) and nickel (Ni) nanoparticles embedded in polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) film matrix by gamma radiolytic method. The mechanism of formation of PANI and Ni nanoparticles were proposed via oxidation of aniline and reduction of Ni ions, respectively. The effects of dose and Ni ions concentration on structural, optical, and electrical properties of the final PVA/PANI/Ni nanocomposites film were carefully examined. The structural and morphological studies show the presence of PANI with irregular granular microstructure and Ni nanoparticles with spherical shape and diameter less than 60 nm. The average particle size of Ni nanoparticles decreased with increasing dose and decreasing of precursor concentration due to increase of nucleation process over aggregation process during gamma irradiation. The optical absorption spectra showed that the absorption peak of Ni nanoparticles at about 390 nm shifted to lower wavelength and the absorbance increased with increasing dose. The formation of PANI was also revealed at 730 nm absorption peak with the absorbance increasing by the increase of dose. The electrical conductivity increased with increasing of dose and chlorine concentration due to number of polarons formation increases in the PVA/PANI/Ni nanocomposites.http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/6/9/2435polyaniline (PANI)nickel (Ni) nanoparticlespolyvinyl alcohol (PVA)gamma radiolytic methodabsorbed dose |
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Abdo Mohd Meftah Elham Gharibshahi Nayereh Soltani W. Mahmooud Mat Yunus Elias Saion Structural, Optical and Electrical Properties of PVA/PANI/Nickel Nanocomposites Synthesized by Gamma Radiolytic Method Polymers polyaniline (PANI) nickel (Ni) nanoparticles polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) gamma radiolytic method absorbed dose |
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Abdo Mohd Meftah Elham Gharibshahi Nayereh Soltani W. Mahmooud Mat Yunus Elias Saion |
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Structural, Optical and Electrical Properties of PVA/PANI/Nickel Nanocomposites Synthesized by Gamma Radiolytic Method |
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Structural, Optical and Electrical Properties of PVA/PANI/Nickel Nanocomposites Synthesized by Gamma Radiolytic Method |
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Structural, Optical and Electrical Properties of PVA/PANI/Nickel Nanocomposites Synthesized by Gamma Radiolytic Method |
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Structural, Optical and Electrical Properties of PVA/PANI/Nickel Nanocomposites Synthesized by Gamma Radiolytic Method |
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Structural, Optical and Electrical Properties of PVA/PANI/Nickel Nanocomposites Synthesized by Gamma Radiolytic Method |
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structural, optical and electrical properties of pva/pani/nickel nanocomposites synthesized by gamma radiolytic method |
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This article reports a simultaneous synthesis of polyaniline (PANI) and nickel (Ni) nanoparticles embedded in polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) film matrix by gamma radiolytic method. The mechanism of formation of PANI and Ni nanoparticles were proposed via oxidation of aniline and reduction of Ni ions, respectively. The effects of dose and Ni ions concentration on structural, optical, and electrical properties of the final PVA/PANI/Ni nanocomposites film were carefully examined. The structural and morphological studies show the presence of PANI with irregular granular microstructure and Ni nanoparticles with spherical shape and diameter less than 60 nm. The average particle size of Ni nanoparticles decreased with increasing dose and decreasing of precursor concentration due to increase of nucleation process over aggregation process during gamma irradiation. The optical absorption spectra showed that the absorption peak of Ni nanoparticles at about 390 nm shifted to lower wavelength and the absorbance increased with increasing dose. The formation of PANI was also revealed at 730 nm absorption peak with the absorbance increasing by the increase of dose. The electrical conductivity increased with increasing of dose and chlorine concentration due to number of polarons formation increases in the PVA/PANI/Ni nanocomposites. |
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polyaniline (PANI) nickel (Ni) nanoparticles polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) gamma radiolytic method absorbed dose |
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