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Preparation and Characterization of ZnSe/EVA Nanocomposites for Photovoltaic Modules
Department of Polymer Science & Rubber Technology, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kerala, India
Department of Polymer Science & Rubber Technology, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kerala, India
Department of Physics, Loyola College, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
Department of Physics, St. Thomas College, Pala, Kerala, India
Department of Physics, St. Thomas College, Pala, Kerala, India
Department of Physics, St. Thomas College, Pala, Kerala, India
Department of Physics, St. Thomas College, Thrissur, Kerala, India
- 1 Department of Polymer Science & Rubber Technology, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kerala, India
- 2 Department of Polymer Science & Rubber Technology, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kerala, India
- 3 Department of Physics, Loyola College, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
- 4 Department of Physics, St. Thomas College, Pala, Kerala, India
- 5 Department of Physics, St. Thomas College, Pala, Kerala, India
- 6 Department of Physics, St. Thomas College, Pala, Kerala, India
- 7 Department of Physics, St. Thomas College, Thrissur, Kerala, India
Journal of Minerals and Materials Characterization and Engineering·Volume 03 (2015)·Pages 215–224·Published 29 May 2015·DOI10.4236/jmmce.2015.34024
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Abstract
ZnSe Nanoparticles were synthesized by solvothermal method and the particle was characterized by Transmission Electron Microscopy. The polymer nanocomposite of 2% and 4% ZnSe/EVA was fabricated by direct sonicator method. The nanocomposites were characterized by UV-Vis-NIR and FT-IR spectroscopy. The thermal behaviour of the samples was also investigated and we found that the thermal stability of the composites increased with increasing the filler concentrations. The mechanical properties such as tensile strength, peel strength and refractive index of the samples were also studied and reported for the first.
KeywordsEVAZnSeTG-DTARefractive IndexPeel StrengthTensile Strength
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