Impact of nano-perovskite La2CuO4 on dc-conduction,opto-electrical sensing and thermal behavior of PVA nanocomposite films |
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Authors: | Murad QA Al-Gunaid Adel M N Saeed Gayitri HM |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Polymer Science and Technology, Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, JSS Science and Technology University, Mysore, India;2. Department of chemistry, Faculty of Education, Thamar University, Dhamar, Yemen;3. Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, JSS Science and Technology University, Mysore, India |
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Abstract: | ABSTRACTNanocomposite (NC) films of poly vinyl alcohol (PVA) incorporated with varying amounts of perovskite lanthanum cuprate (La2CuO4) nanoparticles (NPs) have been fabricated by solution intercalation technique. TEM result showed the size of NPs between 91-134nm. The effects of NPs content on structural and morphological behaviors of PVA have been established by XRD, FTIR and SEM methods. Electrical properties of NC films were performed using LCR-meter. Current (I)–voltage (V) data displayed dc-conductivity increased with increasing NPs content and trends of I–V indicate the dominant Ohmic behavior at voltage <5V and above that Poole–Frenkel emission is the dominant conduction mechanism. Ac-conductivity increases with increase in frequency and dosage of NPs. The maximum ac-conductivity obtained in this investigation is 2.43X10?5S/cm for PVA/2wt% La2CuO4 with lowest activation energy of 0.147 eV at 25°C. Cyclic voltammetry (CV) revealed the specific capacitance of PVA-NC improved compared to pristine PVA. The reduction in Tg with increment NPs contents was observed. The optical behaviors of NCs were deduced by UV-visible spectroscopy where the result showed band gap energy was reduced from 5.23eV to 3.25eV whereas refractive index increased from 1.71 to 2.44 for pure PVA and PVA/2wt%La2CuO4, respectively. |
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Keywords: | Perovskite La2CuO4 scherrer length I-V mechanism relaxation time Tauc’s gap |
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