Faiza; Malik, Zahida; Khattak, Abraiz; Alahmadi, Ahmad Aziz; Butt, Safi Ullah; (2022) Development and Investigation of High Performance PVA/NiO and PVA/CuO Nanocomposites with Improved Physical, Dielectric and Mechanical Properties. Materials , 15 (15) , Article 5154. 10.3390/ma15155154.

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A series of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)based composites with well dispersed nano fillers were fabricated and compared in terms of dielectric, mechanical, and optical properties. Specifically, NiO and CuO nano-fillers were utilized in a range of 0.2–0.6 wt% for thin film fabrication by solution deposition method. The characterization of nanocomposites was confirmed through FTIR, FESEM, and XRPD, whereas dielectric and mechanical properties were analyzed with respect to the filler concentrations. The bandgap of PVA/nano-filler composites reduced with an increase in NiO and CuO concentration from 0.2 to 0.6 wt%. The increase in the permittivity of the material was observed for 6 wt% of nano-fillers. The toughness of PVA/nano-filler composites was improved by increasing CuO and NiO concentration and Young’s modulus of 30.9 and 27.2 MPa for 0.6 wt% of NiO and CuO-based nanocomposite, respectively, was observed. The addition of nano-fillers showed improved optical, dielectric, and mechanical properties.

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