Synthesis and characterization of PVA-Graphene-Ag nanocomposite by using laser ablation technique

Abstract

The PVA-G-Ag nanocomposite have been synthesized effectively by pulsed laser ablation liquid (PLAL) as a considered to be environmentally friendly and free of residues from chemical reactions. The high excellence silver plate (99.99%) and graphite plate (99.99%) was immersed in the polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) solution and irradiated with the Nd-YAG laser
at wavelength 1064 nm, power 160 mJ for the silver plate and 80mJ for graphite plate,
reiteration rate 6 Hz, 10 ns pulse width and 300 pules for graphite plate and 700 pulse for
silver plate. The pure of PVA, PVA-Graphene and PVA-Graphene-Ag nanocomposite
were investigated using UV-VIS spectroscopy, FTIR and SEM. The absorption spectra of
PVA-Graphene-Ag nanocomposite show the presence of two peaks one 0.4 at 272 and
second 0.47 at 403 nm. The optical energy gap (Eg) decreased from 5eV of a pure PVA to
4.6eV of a PVA-G-Ag for indirect allowed transition and therefore, decreased from 4.4eV
of a pure PVA to 4.1eV of a PVA-G-Ag for indirect forbidden transition. The
transmittance and absorption coefficient have been determined. The SEM images
confirmed that homogenous composite without aggregation of the components. The
average size of nanoparticles of GNPs and AgNPs for PVA-G and PVA-G-Ag
nanocomposite was 130 and 115 nm respectively. The FTIR has demonstrated that the connection between the graphene, silver and polymer network was enough to have stable
nanocomposite. This investigation demonstrates that the pulse laser ablation decent
instrument to decorated metals on the graphene with the presence of the polymer.

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Synthesis and characterization of PVA-Graphene-Ag
nanocomposite by using laser ablation technique
Musaab Khudhur Mohammed, Ghaleb Al-Dahashand Amer Al-Nafiey
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University of Babylon, College of Education for Pure Sciences, Department of Physics,
Iraq
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University of Babylon, College of science for women, Department of Laser Physics, Iraq
*musabali33@yahoo.com
Abstract The PVA-G-Ag nanocomposite have been synthesized effectively by pulsed laser ablation liquid
(PLAL) as a considered to be environmentally friendly and free of residues from chemical
reactions. The high excellence silver plate (99.99%) and graphite plate (99.99%) was
immersed in the polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) solution and irradiated with the Nd-YAG laser
at wavelength 1064 nm, power 160 mJ for the silver plate and 80mJ for graphite plate,
reiteration rate 6 Hz, 10 ns pulse width and 300 pules for graphite plate and 700 pulse for
silver plate. The pure of PVA, PVA-Graphene and PVA-Graphene-Ag nanocomposite
were investigated using UV-VIS spectroscopy, FTIR and SEM. The absorption spectra of
PVA-Graphene-Ag nanocomposite show the presence of two peaks one 0.4 at 272 and
second 0.47 at 403 nm. The optical energy gap (Eg) decreased from 5eV of a pure PVA to
4.6eV of a PVA-G-Ag for indirect allowed transition and therefore, decreased from 4.4eV
of a pure PVA to 4.1eV of a PVA-G-Ag for indirect forbidden transition. The
transmittance and absorption coefficient have been determined. The SEM images
confirmed that homogenous composite without aggregation of the components. The
average size of nanoparticles of GNPs and AgNPs for PVA-G and PVA-G-Ag
nanocomposite was 130 and 115 nm respectively. The FTIR has demonstrated that the
connection between the graphene, silver and polymer network was enough to have stable
nanocomposite. This investigation demonstrates that the pulse laser ablation decent
instrument to decorated metals on the graphene with the presence of the polymer.
Keywords: graphene, AgNPs, PVA-G-Ag nanocomposite, Laser ablation

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1. Introduction
The graphene structure has been one of the remarkable discovery in modern physics over the past 14
years. The graphene has been prepared for the first time by the Geim A. K in 2004 which opened many
application [1]. Since that time, there has been a lot of research on this discovery [2]. Because the
graphene has been discovered as a result, Geim A. K. and et. al. acquired the Nobel Prize in Physics in
2010 [3-4].
Graphene is define as a monolayer of sp2-hybridized carbon atoms structured in a honeycomb lattice.
The hybridized orbitals form strong -bonds in the plane and un-hybridized p-orbitals overlap with
neighboring atoms to form -bond. While the -bond is responsible for the most of the structural integrity
of graphene, the -bond determines optical and electronic properties. The interaction of graphene with
electromagnetic wave is attractive because of the excellent band structure of graphene and the two-
dimensional confinement of electrons [5]. It has other fundamental highlights, comprising of wonderful
optical transmittance ( 97.3%)[6]. Graphene has been prepared in several methods like, chemical vapor
deposition CVD [7], micro-mechanical exfoliation [8], epitaxial growth of silicon carbide pyrolysis [9],
and reduction of the oxidized graphite [10], graphite intercalation [11] and electrochemical technique [12].
These techniques aren’t eco-friendly, including multi-steps and needed strong reducing agents. On the
opposite hand, the pulsed laser ablation liquid (PLAL) it’s a few benefits like cleanness, simplicity, and
easily synthesis particle in nanoscale [13].
In view of low Young’s modulus esteem, that a few polymers show can be expanded essentially upon
the homogeneous joining of graphene, in this manner making polymer/graphene nanocomposites
appealing for a scope of utilizations. Polymer- graphene (reduced graphene oxide) nanocomposites as an
important materials form for photonic and optoelectronic devices, like graphene-polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)
nanocomposite films were fabricated by different techniques like, solution cast method [14], simple
solution method [15], a facial aqueous solution[16], while many efforts have been accomplished, which
include graphene and diverse metallic nanoparticles, like gold(Au) [17], silver(Ag) [18] and copper (Cu)
[19].
In this paper, we proposition a novel method to fabrication PVA-G-Ag nanocomposite by the pulsed
laser ablation in liquid (PLAL) with the less pulse laser energy and short ablation time.
2. Experiment
.1 Preparation of graphite (G) plate
The measure of graphite powder (5g) (99.99% quality; Interchimiques SA, France) it was a compressed
with a hydraulic piston after cleaning the cylinder with ethanol, under pressure 20 MPa with width 2 cm
and thickness (2 mm), after that it was annealing for 4 hours at 450°C, for strengthening. A graphite plate
was cleaned utilizing a cleaned paper, to evacuate the debasements and afterward washed with ethanol and
refined water.

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2.2 Preparation of silver (Ag) plate
The measure of silver powder (5g) (99.99% quality; Sigma Aldrich, St. Louis, MO) was pressured with a
hydraulic piston after cleaning the cylinder with ethanol, under pressure 22 MPa with width 2 cm and
thickness (2 mm), after that it was annealing for one hour at 500°C, for strengthening. A silver plate was
cleaned utilizing a cleaned paper, to evacuate the debasements and afterward washed with ethanol and
refined water.
2.3 Preparation of solvent of Poly (vinyl alcohol) (PVA)
0.5 g of Polyvinyl alcohol that (molecular weight 18000 g/mol, temperature of glass 75oC and density
1.18g/cm3) has been solvent in 30 ml of deionized water with magnetic stirrer and temperature 50oC for
30 minute.
2.4 Syntheses of PVA-G-Ag nanocomposite by laser ablation in liquid
The prepared graphite plate was immersed in 2 mm under the liquid surface on a bracket in a glass vessel
filled with 5 ml of the PVA solution and then, the graphite plate was exposed by (300) pulses using a
pulsed Q-Switched Nd:YAG laser. The pulse duration of 10 ns and 6 Hz repetition rate at wavelength
1064 nm with an energy of 80 mJ per pulse as shown in Figure.1. This colloid solutions PVA-G
nanocomposite will redecorate with Ag NPs by immersed Ag target in this nanocomposite solution and
exposed by (700) pulses and energy of 160 mJ from the same Q-Switched Nd:YAG laser..
The optical properties have been determined by utilizing a UV-VIS-NIR (UV/1800/Shimadzu
spectrophotometer) in the wavelength range of (200-1100) nm for the colloid straight and for the scanning

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electron microscope (SEM) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) analyses the samples
were prepared as a thin film by spin coating method with speed 500 rpm/sec for 20 seconds on a silicon
wafer.
3. Result and discussion
The absorption spectra of a pure PVA, PVA-Graphene and PVA-Graphene-Ag nanocomposite are
shown in Figure.2. The figure shows that the absorption peak 0.29 at 274nm for the PVA-G
nanocomposite due to –* transition of C=C band [20]. These absorption peaks are observed due to
Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) in the free electron cloud of carbonaceous material  electrons [21].
The absorption peak at 274 nm in oxidized graphite is a characteristic feature of graphene [22], while
PVA-Graphene-Ag nanocomposite displays two peaks, one 0.4 at 272 nm and another 0.48 at 403 nm.
The main peak of graphene (G) has a violet shift 2 nm, this shift of absorption peak toward shorter
wavelength (violet shift) indicates the decreased particle size and vice versa [23]. This result agree with
the authors [24].
The optical transmittance of a pure PVA, PVA-Graphene and PVA-Graphene-Ag nanocomposite, has
been determined by using the relation (1) [25]:
T = 10-A (1)
where A: is the absorbance
The transmittance are appeared in Figure 3. The figures show that the transmittance decreased from 98%
of a pure PVA to 94% of PVA-G nanocomposite. This decreased was attributed to the presence of the

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monolayer graphene, while the transmittance decreased to 88% for the PVA-G-Ag nanocomposite. This
influence due to some absorption in that wavelength range (272 and 403nm). This result is agreement with
the authors [26].
To determine the absorption coefficient spectra () for the three samples by using the relation (2) [27]:
 (2)
Where A: is absorbance and t: is film thickness.
So, Figure.4 show that the absorption coefficient of the three samples. This figure show that the absorption
coefficient of PVA-G and PVA-G-Ag nanocomposite increased compared to the pure of PVA. The values
of  is less than 104cm-1, this indicate that the composites have indirect energy gap [28].

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By using the following relation (3) to calculated optical energy gap (Eg) [29].
 = A ( h  E g)r/h (3)
To determine the (Eg) is to scheme a chart between (h)rand photon energy (h) and find the value of the
r which provides the best line diagram are shown in Figure.5. The estimations of optical band hole are
chosen by extrapolating the straight pieces of these relations to the h axis and recorded in Table.1. The
(Eg)‘ decreased with the increasing of graphene and graphene-silver respectively. The variety of the
determined estimation of the energy hole may reflect the role of graphene and graphene-silver in a
variable the electronic structure of the polymeric grid because of the presence of different polaronic and
defect levels. Expansion the graphene and graphene-silver substance may bring about the restricted
conditions of different shading communities to stretching out in the versatility hole. This association may
demonstrate the decline in the energy hole when the including graphene and graphene-silver respectively
to the PVA. This result is agreement with the authors [30]
(a) (b)
Table 1. The value of energy gap for a pure PVA, PVA-G and PVA-G-Ag nanocomposite
Component Allowed Eg(eV) Forbidden Eg(eV)
Pure PVA 5 4.4
PVA-G 4.8 4.2
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Scanning electron microscopic (SEM) used to show the morphologies for a pure PVA, PVA-Graphene
and PVA-Graphene-Ag nanocomposite are appeared in Figure.6. This Figure. a show that the image for a
pure PVA was homogenous due to the spin coating method. The SEM images of PVA-G and PVA-G-Ag
nanocomposite in Figure. b show that the GNPs are uniformly spread inside the PVA matrix and the
average size nanoparticle was 130 nm, while the adding of AgNPs and GNPs to the PVA matrix was
apparently noticeable from Figure. c and the average size nanoparticle was 115 nm. From this images of
the SEM has been confirmed the incorporation for the PVA-G-Ag nanocomposite that deal with the result
of the absorption spectra of this nanocomposite. The microstructural attributes of their materials
demonstrated that the G was fairly scattered consistently in the grid even at higher focus because of the
solid interfacial communications with the lattice and the turn drying strategy which was utilized during
their answer mixing system are appeared in Figure.7
(a) (b)
(c)

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(a) (b)
(c)
Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy was utilized to show data about the compound holding
in the recently created nanomaterials. Figure.8 shows FTIR for pure PVA, pure graphite and PVA-G-Ag
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In the pure PVA, there are peaks at (3295, 2937, 1713,1240,1140,1086 and 832) cm1 clearly observed,
but is missing in the graphite spectra that have only strong peak at 1086 cm-1 has observed and for PVA-
G-Ag nanocomposite spectrum, peaks at (3292, 2895,2359,1660,1200 and 1086) cm1 observed without
four peaks are missing (1713, 1240, 1140 and 832) cm1 , additionally, the peaks 3295 cm1 and 2937
cm1 had been shifted for lower wavenumber and new peaks at (2359, 1660 and 1200) cm1 has been
established.
In all spectrums, the 3295 cm1 and 3292 cm1 due to O–H stretching vibration of carboxyl groups and the
absorbed water this absorption peak is shifted to 3292 cm-1[31], a lower wavenumber with the addition
of graphene. Meanwhile, the stretching vibration at 2937 cm-1 and 2895 cm-1 belonging to C–H2[32,33].
The vibration at 1660 cm-1, 1200 cm-1 and 1086 cm-1 are allocated to C=C stretching, and C–O
stretching[34,35], respectively with higher intensity in the PVA-G-Ag nanocomposite spectrum than in
pure PVA and graphite spectrums, indicating that carbon bond between C, C and O has been established.
The above results prove the strong interfacial interaction between graphene and PVA.

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Conclusion
In summary, we have utilized pulsed laser ablation liquid technique to fabricate PVA-G-Ag
nanocomposite using with less laser power and small laser beam spot sizes and less time ablation close to
2 minutes. The UV-Vis spectrum of PVA-Graphene-Ag nanocomposite show that two main peaks one 0.4
around 272 nm for G and second 0.48 around 403 nm for AgNPs which indicates that the formation PVA-
G-Ag nanocomposite. The energy gap decreased from 5 to 4.6 eV for allowed indirect transition and also
decreased from 4.4 to 4.1eV for forbidden indirect transition. The optical parameters such as transmittance
and absorption coefficient have been calculated. The SEM images confirmed the homogenous shape
without aggregations of prepared samples for pure PVA, PVA-Graphene, and PVA-Graphene-Ag
nanocomposite. The FTIR studies also gave the evidence regarding the formation of the nanocomposites,
where, FTIR has shown that the interaction between the graphene, silver and polymer matrix. This
investigation demonstrates that the pulse laser ablation a good instruments to decorated metals on
graphene.
Acknowledgments
Praise be to Allah Lord of the World, and best prayers and peace upon him best messenger Mohammed,
his pure descendants, and his noble companions. Then, I would like to express my deep gratitude and
appreciation to my supervisors, Dr. Ghaleb Al-Dahash, Dr. Amer Al-Nafiey for their guidance,
suggestions, and encouragement throughout the research work.
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