Enhancement of optical and electrical properties of polyether sulfone by addition of Li4Ti5O12 NPs

Nada S. Al-Kadhi; Hoda A. Ahmed; Rami Adel Pashameah; Awatif Rashed Z. Almotairy; Arafat Toghan; Shoug M. Alghamdi; Fowzia S. Alamro; Ayman M. Mostafa

Journal of Materials Research and Technology (Mar 2023)

Enhancement of optical and electrical properties of polyether sulfone by addition of Li4Ti5O12 NPs

Nada S. Al-Kadhi,
Hoda A. Ahmed,
Rami Adel Pashameah,
Awatif Rashed Z. Almotairy,
Arafat Toghan,
Shoug M. Alghamdi,
Fowzia S. Alamro,
Ayman M. Mostafa

Affiliations

Nada S. Al-Kadhi: Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia
Hoda A. Ahmed: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Cairo 12613, Egypt
Rami Adel Pashameah: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Applied Science, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 24230, Saudi Arabia
Awatif Rashed Z. Almotairy: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Taibah University, Yanbu 30799, Saudi Arabia
Arafat Toghan: Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, South Valley University, Qena 83523, Egypt; Chemistry Department, College of Science, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh 11623, Saudi Arabia
Shoug M. Alghamdi: Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Taibah University, Yanbu 46423, Saudi Arabia
Fowzia S. Alamro: Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia
Ayman M. Mostafa: Spectroscopy Department, Physics Research Institute, National Research Centre, 33 El Bohouth St. (former El Tahrir St.), P.O. 12622, Dokki, Giza, Egypt; Department of Physics College of Science, Qassim University, P.O.Box, 6644, Buraydah Almolaydah, 51452, Saudi Arabia; Corresponding author.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 23
pp. 1177 – 1188

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Nanocomposite films were made from polyether sulfone (PES) and lithium titanium oxide nanoparticles (Li4Ti5O12 NPs). In this work, the effect of addition of Li4Ti5O12 NPs on the PES on the optical and electrical performance was investigated. Different techniques were used to study the characteristics the physicochemical properties of the prepared polymer nanocomposites samples. XRD and FT-IR affirmed the interaction between PES and Li4Ti5O12 NPs. The degree of crystallinity from XRD revealed that the addition of Li4Ti5O12 NPs increases the crystallinity of PES. The formation of charge transfer complexes between PES and Li4Ti5O12 NPs was revealed by UV/Vis analysis. Based on the dielectric measurements, Li4Ti5O12 NPs are a promising candidate for use as dopants in PES polymer in order to improve the material's electrical properties. In addition to, the produced results showed that the prepared samples can be promising in broad potential applications as Li-ion batteries, electrochemical and industrial applications, and optoelectronic devices.

Published in Journal of Materials Research and Technology

ISSN: 2238-7854 (Print); 2214-0697 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Technology: Mining engineering. Metallurgy
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-materials-research-and-technology/

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