IMPACT OF TIO2 NANOPARTICLES ON THE STRUCTURAL AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES OF NANOCOMPOSITE POLY (VINYL ALCOHOL)/ POLY(ACRYLAMIDE)/ POLYACRYLONITRILE

• Shaimaa B. Kadhim

  Department of Science, College of Basic Education, University of Babylon, Babylon, Iraq

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• Baydaa K. Azooz

  Department of Science, College of Basic Education, University of Babylon, Babylon, Iraq

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• Maher Hassan Rasheed

  Department of Science, College of Basic Education, University of Babylon, Babylon, Iraq

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The following procedure is applied to synthesize the hybrid polymer materials. The polymer solutions of PVA, PAAm, and PAN were independently prepared. Thus, a solution of 0.4 g PVA was dissolved in 30 mL UPW under magnetic stirring at 500 rpm during 1 h. Similarly, a solution of 0.4 g of PAAm was obtained in 30 mL of UPW. Then, the two solutions were combined and further stirred during 1 h to obtain a homogeneous mixture. After that, 0.2 g of PAN was introduced to the polymer mixture; the mixture was stirred until total dissolution. Finally, four samples from the synthesized polymer matrix were made by doping TiO₂ nanoparticles in different weight percent (0%, 2%, 4%, and 6%). The doping process was performed in the same solvent without heating. The samples were additionally treated under ultrasonication for 2 min at 80°C to achieve a uniform distribution of the TiO₂ nanoparticles. The FT-IR data indicate clear interactions between the functional groups on the surface of the nanoparticles and polymer matrix. According to XRD, the prepared material can be considered semicrystalline. TEM imaging reveals a core-shell structure of the obtained hybrid material. The optical measurements show a remarkable increase in both real and imaginary components of the dielectric constant compared to the undoped polymer matrix.

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