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Item Influence of Copper Oxide Nanoparticles on AC Conductivity of Polyvinyl Alcohol-Polyaniline Polymer Blends(Springer, 2022) Kanavi, P.S.; Meti, S.; Fattepur, R.H.; Patil, V.B.Copper oxide (CuO) nanoparticles were synthesized using a simple co-precipitation method. CuO doped (0.2%, 0.4%, 0.6% and 1%) polyaniline (PANI)—polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) nanocomposites were prepared by solution casting techniques. The crystalline monoclinic phase of CuO was identified by XRD analysis. The peak widths in XRD spectra of PANI-PVA-CuO (PPC) become intense and sharp with the increase in loading of CuO, which implies the crystalline character of PPC that results in higher ionic diffusivity and conductivity. The CuO nanocrystal morphology, surface topography and thickness of the PPC films were recorded by scanning electron microscopy (FESEM). The chemical natures of the bonds were studied by the FTIR technique. The absorption spectra of CuO nanocrystals and PPC films were recorded using UV–visible spectroscopy. TGA and DSC techniques were used to examine the thermal stability of the PPC films. The prepared samples were kept to study electrical properties in the frequency range of 10 to 105 Hz in the temperature range of 30°C to 150°C. It was shown that as the applied frequency and temperature increased, the corresponding electrical conductivity increased abruptly. © 2022, The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society.Item Emphasized temperature dependent electrical properties study of fabricated ZnO/PVA/PANI nanocomposite films(Elsevier Inc., 2022) Kanavi, P.S.; Meti, S.; Fattepur, R.H.; Patil, V.B.Polyvinyl alcohol-Polyaniline composite films with different amounts of zinc oxide (ZnO) (0.2%, 0.4%, 0.6% and 1%)were prepared by in situ polymerization followed by film casting and drying. The samples, ZnO and PPZ films, were characterized by various techniques. The presence of ZnO in PPZ films was confirmed by the X-Ray Diffractometer (XRD). The surface morphology of the ZnO and PPZ films were examined by the Field-Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy(FESEM). The formation of absorption bonds corresponding to the PPZ films were illustrated by the Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscope (FTIR)analysis. The films were found to be stable up to 150 °C, which was confirmed from the Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) and Thermo-Gravimetric Analyzer (TGA) technique. The absorption peaks of PPZ, around visible and UV region, was studied by the UV–Vis spectra. The electrical conductivity plots obtained from the impedance analyzer, between frequency ranges of 10 Hz to 100 kHz, show that the increase in concentration and temperature of the samples resulted in the higher conductivity of the PPZ films. For 1% ZnO concentration at 150 °C, the AC conductivity of PPZ1 was found to be 20.06 S/m. Such conductivity behavior samples render the applicability of the PPZ films. © 2022Item A study on effect of MgO nanoparticles loading on the electrical conducting properties of polyvinyl alcohol/polyaniline polymer composite films(Springer Science and Business Media B.V., 2022) Kanavi, P.S.; Meti, S.; Fattepur, R.H.; Patil, V.B.; Hunagund, S.M.; Patil, S.A.; Inamdar, S.R.In this work, the polyvinyl alcohol/polyaniline/magnesium oxide (PPM) polymer nanocomposite films were fabricated for electrical conductivity studies. Initially, the magnesium oxide (MgO) nanoparticles were synthesized by sol–gel method. Different PPM films were fabricated by varying the weight percent (0.2, 0.4, 0.6 and 1%) of MgO in the polyvinyl alcohol/polyaniline polymer blend. The films were obtained by casting the PPM solution in the Petri-dish and dried. The crystallinity and morphology of MgO and PPM films were characterized by the X-ray diffraction spectroscopy and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM). The absorption spectra of MgO and PPM films were obtained by UV–visible spectroscopy. The Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectra were obtained to determine the chemical nature. The thermal stability of the films was studied by the differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermo-gravimetric analysis (TGA) techniques. The temperature-dependent (up to 150 °C) electrical conductivity of the PPM films was analysed by impedance equipment within the frequency band of 4 Hz to 1 MHz. The variation of MgO nanoparticles concentration in the polymer composite matrix and the increase in temperature influences the electrical conductivity of the films. Graphical Abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.] © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature B.V.