Synthesis, Characterization and USW Sensor of PEO/PMMA/PVP Doped with Zirconium Dioxide Nanoparticles

Piezoelectric phenomena is very important for various applications such as ultrasound waves (USW) sensor and pressure sensors. The raw materials from polyethylene oxide (PEO), Poly(methyl methacrylate)(PMMA) and poly(N-vinyl pyrrolidone) (PVP) polymer blends were doped with 0.02,0.04 and 0.06 wt% from zirconium dioxide (ZrO 2 ) nanoparticles (NPs) as a nanocomposites (NCs). The resultant films were prepared by dry casting method. The optical microscope (OM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were used to satisfied from the SiO 2 NPs diffusion in the blend. The SiO 2 NPs were good diffused inside the blend with some weak aggregation happened in the high content of NPs. The composite films were diagnosed by FTIR. The USW properties were measured for k1 spaceman with various frequencies (25,30,…,45) MHz. The USW coefficients were clearly effected by the frequency varied. The resulted composite film was succeeded to be used as USW sensor, also these findings could help to realize these new NCs as promising materials for wide applications, such as backlight, car glass and UV filters.