One-Pot Pulsed Laser Ablation route assisted copper oxide nanoparticles doped in PEO/PVP blend for the electrical conductivity enhancement

Abstract

Polyethylene Oxide (PEO)/Polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP)/Copper Oxide Nanoparticles (CuONPs) were synthesized by one-step Pulsed Laser Ablation of pure Copper plate immersed in PEO/PVP (70/30wt.%) solution. PEO/PVP/CuONPs composite films were prepared using casting method. The role of copper nanoparticles on modifying PEO/PVP was demonstrated. The effect of different laser ablation times on the characterization of the prepared PEO/PVP/CuONPs composite films have been studied via XRD, UV–vis, PL, SEM, and Ac conductivity. XRD and SEM confirm the complexation between CuONPs and PEO/PVP matrix. The appearance of the characteristic absorption peak at 275nm in UV–vis spectrum was attributed to the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) of CuONPs. The values of the direct and indirect optical band gap show a decreasing after doping PEO/PVP matrix by CuONPs. PL analysis confirmed that the existence of the CuO nanoparticles comprehensively reorders the delocalized n-electron system of PEO/PVP blend matrix. The behavior of dielectric constant and dielectric loss are progressively decreased as the frequency increased. The values of AC conductivity are increased as the laser ablation time increased. M' and M″ values are increased by increasing the concentration of CuONPs in the PEO/PVP blend matrix, which induces an increase in the ion conduction of the prepared samples.