Exploring the structural, optical and dielectric behaviors of poly(methyl methacrylate)/multiwalled carbon nanotubes/MnFe 2 O 4 -ZnMn 2 O 4 nanocomposite polymers

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AbstractPolymethyl methacrylate/multiwalled carbon nanotubes (PMMA/MWCNTs)/3 wt % (1-x) MnFe2O4/xZnMn2O4 (x = 0, 0.2, 0.5, 0.8) samples were formed using the sol-gel and solvent casting routes. The Rietveld refinement method was applied to explore the different phases in the MnFe2O4/xZnMn2O4 samples. The nano natures of the fillers were investigated using a high resolution transmission electron microscope. The X-ray diffraction technique was used to study the nature of the structure of all polymers. The direct and indirect optical band gap energy (Eg) values for our PMMA/MWCNTs were 5.01 and 4.71 eV, respectively. The direct and indirect Eg values were reduced by doping the polymer with (1-x)MnFe2O4/xZnMn2O4; they were 4.95 and 4.56 eV, respectively, for polymer doped with x = 0.8. The effect of the amount of ZnMn2O4 phase in the nanofillers on the linear and nonlinear optical parameters and also the dielectric constants, electric modulus, and energy density of PMMA/MWCNTs were studied using diffused reflectance and LCR meter techniques. Under an excitation wavelength of 317 nm, the fluorescence spectra of pure PMMA/MWCNTs as well as PMMA/MWCNTs loaded with (1-x)MnFe2O4/xZnMn2O4 samples were inspectedKeywords: PMMA/MWCNTsMnFe2O4-ZnMn2O4 nanocompositesstructureopticaldielectricDisclaimerAs a service to authors and researchers we are providing this version of an accepted manuscript (AM). Copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proofs will be undertaken on this manuscript before final publication of the Version of Record (VoR). During production and pre-press, errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal relate to these versions also.