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Year 2026 Volume 24, Issue 1
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Waleed Khalid KADHIM1 and Majeed Ali HABEEB2

1Directorate of Education Babylon, Ministry of Education, 34001 Hillah, Iraq
2College of Education for Pure Sciences, Department of Physics, University of Babylon, 34001 Hillah, Iraq

Fabrication and Characterization of PVA–PEG–SiO2–NiO Nanocomposites for Modern Applications

281–291 (2026)

PACS numbers: 68.37.Hk, 68.37.Vj, 78.20.Ci, 78.67.Sc, 81.05.Qk, 81.07.Pr, 82.35.Np

Received 25 April, 2024

The purpose of this work is to create new nanocomposite films using polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and polyethylene glycol (PEG) with nanostructures of silicon dioxide (SiO2) and nickel oxide (NiO) for use in challenges involving gamma-rays as shields. The nanocomposites indicate favourable characteristics for gamma ray shielding, including lightweight, good flexibility, large attenuation coefficients, and cost-efficiency. The structural properties and surface morphological changes of the nanocomposite are analysed using an optical microscope. Scanning electron microscopy displays multiple coherent and consistently dispersed, randomly scattered clusters or pieces. The created nanocomposites are evaluated to see how well they can block gamma-radiation. According to the experimental results, the PVA–PEG–SiO2–NiO-nanocomposite films reveal substantial attenuation coefficients, when subjected to gamma rays. This nanocomposite has potential as a material for gamma-ray shielding and elastic uses.

KEY WORDS: PVA/PEG nanocomposites, SiO2–NiO nanoparticles, scanning electron microscopy, gamma rays

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15407/nnn.24.01.0281

Citation:
Waleed Khalid Kadhim and Majeed Ali Habeeb, Fabrication and Characterization of PVA–PEG–SiO2–NiO Nanocomposites for Modern Applications, Nanosistemi, Nanomateriali, Nanotehnologii, 24, No. 1: 281–291 (2026); https://doi.org/10.15407/nnn.24.01.0281
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