Fabrication of transparent, dopant-free OPVA–GO nanocomposites with tunable proton conductivity and optical transparency for photonic and energy applications

Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) is valued for its transparency and film-forming ability, but its limited chemical reactivity and weak nanofiller interactions restrict functional tunability. Partially oxidized PVA (OPVA), enriched with ketone and hydroxyl groups, provides a versatile scaffold for nanocomposite design. Transparent OPVA–graphene oxide (GO) films were fabricated via dopant-free aqueous casting with low GO loadings (0.5–1.5 wt%).

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Qana A. Alsulami
Khaled Charradi
Fatmah M. Alshareef
Sherif M. A. S. Keshk

Publication date: 2026-02-02
Journal / proceedings: Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Volume: 15
Issue: 1
Article number: 10
DOI: 10.1007/s40243-026-00353-x

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Qana A. Alsulami; Khaled Charradi; Fatmah M. Alshareef; Sherif M. A. S. Keshk. 2026-02-02. Fabrication of transparent, dopant-free OPVA–GO nanocomposites with tunable proton conductivity and optical transparency for photonic and energy applications. Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40243-026-00353-x