Spectroscopic Study of Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) and Mg-Ni-doped ZnFe₂O₃ Nano Composites

Asad Muhmmad Azam^1, and Malik Sajjad Mehmood²

¹Department of Physics, Umeå University, Umeå Sweden

²Universtity of Enginerng & Technology, Taxila, Pakistan

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Asad Muhmmad Azam and Malik Sajjad Mehmood. Spectroscopic Study of Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) and Mg-Ni-doped ZnFe₂O₃ Nano Composites. Physics and Materials Chemistry. 2020; 6(1):1-8. doi: 10.12691/pmc-6-1-1

Abstract

The present study aims at investigating the effect of incorporating nano scale Mg_xNi_xZn_1-xFe₂O₃ (where x=0.15) as nano fillers on the physical and chemical stability of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE). The effect of adding 1% and 2% (by weight) nano fillers on the physicochemical properties of UHMWPE/Mg_xNi_xZn_1-xFe₂O₃ nano composites have also been investigated by using FTIR, Raman, and UV-VIS spectroscopy. FTIR data of UHMWPE/Mg_xNi_xZn_1-xFe₂O₃ nano composites reveal that the addition of Mg_xNi_xZn_1-xFe₂O₃ up to 1% induces significant chemical and physical structural alterations in UHMWPE matrix. However, this behavior is found to reduce on increasing the concentration of nano fillers from 1% to 2%. Raman spectroscopic data shows that crystalline contents of UHMWPE remain unaffected with the addition of nano fillers, however; a significant increase in amorphous contents and decrease in all-trans interphase region is observed. This behavior is attributed to the chain scission reactions due to addition of Mg_xNi_xZn_1-xFe₂O₃ followed by compression moulding process at high pressure and elevated temperature. Absorption spectroscopy analysis revealed that the incorporation of Mg_xNi_xZn_1-xFe₂O₃ results in decrease of energy band gaps from 2.14 eV to 2.08 eV (for direct transition) and from 1.54 eV to 1.38eV (for indirect transition) due to band gap energy which is induced because of Mg_xNi_xZn_1-xFe₂O₃ incorporation as nano fillers within the PE matrix.

Keywords:
FTIR spectroscopy Raman spectroscopy UV-VIS spectroscopy nano composites UHMWPE Mg_xNi_xZn_1-xFe₂O₃ energy bands

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