Hybrid polymer nanocomposites with tailored band gaps and UV absorption for advanced applications in optoelectronics and UV protection
C. M. Kavitha,
K. M. Eshwarappa,
M. P. Shilpa
et al.
Abstract:Herein we report the method to tailor the band gap and UV absorption of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)/graphene oxide (GO)‐silver (Ag)/glutaraldehyde (GA) hybrid polymer nanocomposites. The modifications brought by neutron irradiation to the optical and dielectric characteristics enabled the band gap and UV absorption‐tailored polymer nanocomposites to be obtained. Neutron‐irradiated samples, compared with their unirradiated counterparts, exhibit a reduction in transmittance to 78%, rendering them opaque to UV–visibl… Show more
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