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Refractive index investigation of poly(vinyl alcohol) films with TiO2 nanoparticle inclusions

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Abstract

The refractive index (RI) of polymer nanocomposite of poly(vinyl alcohol) films with TiO2 nanoparticle inclusions with low concentration up to 1.2 wt. % was investigated. Accurate refractometric measurements, by a specially designed laser microrefractometer, were performed at wavelengths 532 and 632.8 nm. The influence of TiO2 concentration on the RI dispersion curves was predicted based on the well-known Sellmeier model. The theoretical analysis, in a small filling factor approximation, was performed, and a relation between the effective RI of the nanocomposite and weight concentrations of the TiO2 nanofiller was derived. The experimental values were approximated by two different functions (linear and a quadratic polynom). The polynomial approximation yields better result, where R2=0.90.

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