Polyvinyl alcohol: A review of research status and use of polyvinyl alcohol based nanocomposites

M Aslam, MA Kalyar, ZA Raza - Polymer Engineering & …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
This review presents the nature, fundamental structure, and various morphologies of native
poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA) matrix. It highlights recent advances in pure PVA and its …

The structure and optical properties of PVA-BaTiO3 nanocomposite films

TS Soliman, MF Zaki, MM Hessien, SI Elkalashy - Optical Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper aims to synthesize barium titanate (BaTiO 3) nanocrystalline particles and to
fabricate polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) films hosting BaTiO 3 in order to enhance structural and …

Structural, linear and nonlinear optical properties of Ni nanoparticles–Polyvinyl alcohol nanocomposite films for optoelectronic applications

TS Soliman, SA Vshivkov, SI Elkalashy - optical materials, 2020 - Elsevier
The structure and optical properties of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)–Ni nanocomposite films are
investigated by a scanning electron microscope (SEM), X-ray diffractometer (XRD), and UV …

Improvement of optical properties of functionalized polyvinyl alcohol-zinc oxide hybrid nanocomposites for wide UV optoelectronic applications

AM Abd-Elnaiem, M Rashad, TA Hanafy… - Journal of Inorganic and …, 2023 - Springer
The functionalized polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) based nanocomposites thick films of 80 μm
containing 1–3 wt% zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles (NPs) were studied. X-ray diffraction …

Metal doped PVA films for opto-electronics-optical and electronic properties, an overview

M Bulinski - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Polyvinyl alcohol is unique among polymers. Apart from its preparation, it is not built up in
polymerization reactions from monomers, unlike most vinyl-polymers, and it is …

Investigation of energy band gap in polymer/ZnO nanocomposites

HM Shanshool, M Yahaya, WMM Yunus… - Journal of Materials …, 2016 - Springer
Polymers/ZnO nanocomposites have been receiving great interest due to their wide range of
applications in optical devices. So, there is an essential need to enhance their optical …

Structural, thermal, and linear optical properties of SiO2 nanoparticles dispersed in polyvinyl alcohol nanocomposite films

TS Soliman, SA Vshivkov, SI Elkalashy - Polymer Composites, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In the present work, polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) films were prepared for polymer optoelectronic
applications, in which the SiO2 nanoparticles were incorporated through a sonication …

Tailoring variations in the linear optical and radiation shielding parameters of PVA polymeric composite films doped with rare-earth elements

MYA Mostafa, HMH Zakaly, SAM Issa, HA Saudi… - Applied Physics A, 2022 - Springer
The present work aims to study the structure and physical properties of PVA doped with two
rare-earth oxides (dysprosium (III) oxide and erbium (III) oxide). Pure and doped polyvinyl …

Synthesis and structural of Cd0.5Zn0.5F2O4 nanoparticles and its influence on the structure and optical properties of polyvinyl alcohol films

TS Soliman, AS Abouhaswa - Journal of Materials Science: Materials in …, 2020 - Springer
This paper aims to synthesize cadmium-zinc ferrite (Cd 0.5 Zn 0.5 F 2 O 4) nanoparticles
and to fabrication of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) films that host Cd 0.5 Zn 0.5 F 2 O 4 …

Synthesis and characterization of La3+ ions incorporated (PVA/PVP) polymer composite films for optoelectronics devices

FM Ali, RM Kershi - Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 2020 - Springer
Polymer rare-earth composite films PVA/PVP–x La 3+(x wt%; x= 0, 3, 5, 10, and 15) were
fabricated by the solution casting method. The structural parameters of these films were …