Optical Properties and Conductivity of PVA–H3PO4 (Polyvinyl Alcohol–Phosphoric Acid) Film Blend Irradiated by γ-Rays

Polymers

MuhamadF. Arif¹  Saiful Prayogi²  Muhammad Asy’ari²  MuhammadRoil Bilad²  NoorMaizura Ismail³  Susilawati Susilawati⁴ 

[1] Department of Materials Engineering, Institut Teknologi Sumatera, Lampung Selatan 35365, Indonesia;Faculty of Applied Science and Enginering, Universitas Pendidikan Mandalika UNDIKMA, Jl. Pemuda No. 59A, Mataram 83126, Indonesia;Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Jln UMS, Kota Kinabalu 88400, Malaysia;Master of Science Education Program, University of Mataram, Jl. Majapahit No. 62, Mataram 83125, Indonesia;

关键词: optical properties;    conductivity;    gamma irradiation;    polymer film blend;   

DOI  :  10.3390/polym13071065

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

This study assesses the optical properties and conductivity of PVA–H₃PO₄ (polyvinyl alcohol–phosphoric acid) polymer film blend irradiated by gamma (γ) rays. The PVA–H₃PO₄ polymer film blend was prepared by the solvent-casting method at H₃PO₄ concentrations of 75 v% and 85 v%, and then irradiated up to 25 kGy using γ-rays from the Cobalt-60 isotope source. The optical absorption spectrum was measured using an ultraviolet–visible spectrophotometer over a wavelength range of 200 to 700 nm. It was found that the absorption peaks are in three regions, namely two peaks in the ultraviolet region (310 and 350 nm) and one peak in the visible region (550 nm). The presence of an absorption peak after being exposed to hυ energy indicates a transition of electrons from HOMO to LUMO within the polymer chain. The study of optical absorption shows that the energy band gap (energy gap) depends on the radiation dose and the concentration of H₃PO₄ in the polymer film blend. The optical absorption, absorption edge, and energy gap decrease with increasing H₃PO₄ concentration and radiation dose. The interaction between PVA and H₃PO₄ blend led to an increase in the conductivity of the resulting polymer blend film.

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