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Multifunctional Applications of Graphene-Doped PMMA Nanocomposite Membranes for Environmental Photocatalytic

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Graphene (GNP)-filled polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) nanocomposites (NCs) were prepared using a facile casting method. Nanocomposites were fully identified through X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy which confirms some interactions between PMMA and GNP layers lead to a reduction in nanocomposite crystallinity. In this work, the impact of graphene on the optical, electrical characteristics and photocatalytic activity of PMMA polymeric matrix. The rapid increase in absorbance values was observed in the UV-region was linked to the optical transitions of GNP electrons from the valence band to the conduction band. Both the bandgaps (E dg and E indg ) have been reduced with graphene addition. The calculated Urbach’s Band tail has been increased with GNP content. With the enhanced frequency and GNP contents, the AC electrical conductivity tends to rise. A 1.665 wt% GNP/PMMA exhibits the most effective activity in amoxicillin photodegradation under visible radiation at 30 min due to decrease electron–hole recombination. The kinetics of the photodegradation process was investigated. The GNP/PMMA nanocomposites are a promising candidate in electronic, optoelectrical and environmental applications.

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The authors express their appreciation to the Deanship of Scientific Research at King Khalid University for funding this work through research groups program under grant number R.G.P.1/12/39.

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  1. Nanoscience Laboratory for Environmental and Biomedical Applications (NLEBA), Metallurgical Lab. 1. Department of Physics, Faculty of Education, Ain Shams University, Roxy, Cairo, 11757, Egypt

    Mai S. A. Hussien & M. I. Mohammed

  2. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Education, Ain Shams University, Roxy, Cairo, 11757, Egypt

    Mai S. A. Hussien

  3. Research Center for Advanced Materials Science (RCAMS), King Khalid University, P.O. Box 9004, Abha, 61413, Saudi Arabia

    I. S. Yahia

  4. Advanced Functional Materials & Optoelectronic Laboratory (AFMOL), Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 9004, Abha, Saudi Arabia

    I. S. Yahia

  5. Semiconductor Lab., Department of Physics, Faculty of Education, Ain Shams University, Roxy, Cairo, 11757, Egypt

    I. S. Yahia

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Hussien, M.S.A., Mohammed, M.I. & Yahia, I.S. Multifunctional Applications of Graphene-Doped PMMA Nanocomposite Membranes for Environmental Photocatalytic. J Inorg Organomet Polym 30, 2708–2719 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10904-019-01433-4

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