Optical properties of PVP/ZnO composite thin films
Journal Title: Journal of Achievements in Materials and Manufacturing Engineering - Year 2017, Vol 1, Issue 82
Abstract
Purpose: The aim of the work was the preparation of thin composite layers from PVP polymer doped by ZnO nanoparticles using the spin coating method and the analysis of the applied reinforcing phase on the morphology and optical properties of obtained composites. Design/methodology/approach: To analyse the morphology of thin coatings a technique of surface topography imaging using the atomic force microscopy (AFM) was applied. Analysis of the optical properties was conducted using absorbance spectrum in function of wavelength for all produced thin coatings using UV-Vis spectroscopy. Findings: AFM results show that mass concentration of ZnO nanoparticles of 10% in a solution of PVP/EtOH polymers has a meaningful influence on the morphology of the surface of the PVP/ZnO composite coatings. Using obtained absorbance spectra, the width of the band gap of the manufactured composite coatings were determined which were compared with a band gap values of pure polymer and used reinforcing phase. Practical implications: The analysis of the values of the energy band gap of the manufactured materials showed that both for pure polymer and composite coatings values of energy band gap are similar approx. 4 eV at the same time decrease the degree of absorption of electromagnetic radiation caused by the increasing concentration of the reinforcing phase, which indicates the broad possibilities of application of this type of the material.
Authors and Affiliations
T. Tański, W. Matysiak
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