Dielectric behaviour of emeraldine base polymer–ZnO nanocomposite film in the low to medium frequency

Singla, M.L. and Sehrawat, Rajeev and Rana, Nidhi and Singh, Kulvir (2011) Dielectric behaviour of emeraldine base polymer–ZnO nanocomposite film in the low to medium frequency. Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 13 (5). pp. 2109-2116. ISSN 1388-0764 (print) 1572-896X (online)

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Abstract

Emeraldine base (EB) polymer–ZnO nanoparticles composite films has been synthesized by solution casting technique on ITO-coated glass substrate and characterized by XRD, FTIR and TEM for their structure and morphology. Dielectric behaviour of these composite films has been investigated in the very low frequency region to medium frequency region (1 kHz–1 MHz). The dielectric constant of the composite with 30% nanoparticles is almost onetenth of the pure EB. The dielectric value becomes constant in the frequency region greater than 400 kHz. The change in dielectric behaviour of the composite is explained on the basis of multilayered interface formed between the ZnO nanoparticles and emeraldine chains. Nanoparticles have high energy surface which is responsible for the decrease of free volume for the orientation of polymer chains consequently decrease in dielectric constant of the composite. TEM images shows about 10 nm ZnO particles embedded in the emeraldine matrix. From the XRD data it has been observed that the lattice parameters of ZnO have been modified due to the alignment of polymer chains along the basal planes of the nanoparticles. The shift of N=Q=N and N–B–N vibration bands to higher wave number in IR indicates that interaction between emeraldine chain and nanoparticles which provides stability to emeraldine matrix.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Nanocomposite, Polymer,Interface,Dielectric, XRD,Synthesis, Nanoparticles
Subjects: CSIO > Nano Science and Nano Technology
Depositing User: Ms. J Shrivastav
Date Deposited: 21 Apr 2012 23:21
Last Modified: 21 Apr 2012 23:23
URI: http://csioir.csio.res.in/id/eprint/293

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