SPECTROSCOPIC STUDIES ON THE EFFECT OF DOPING WITH IODINE ON METAL CHLORIDE-TREATED POLY(VINYL ALCOHOL)

The ultraviolet and infrared spectra of films of PVA treated with Co(11), Ni(11), and Cu(11) and then doped with iodine were studied. The spectra of the films preheated in air at temperatures from 25 to 180°C for 2 h were investigated. The obtained data revealed that treatment of PVA with different concentrations of each of the mentioned metal salts causes profound spectral changes. The analysis of UV spectra showed that the intensity of the band at 280 nm decreases with increasing metal concentration. It was also found that doping with iodine results in an appearance of an additional peak at about 360 nm. Careful examination of the infrared spectra indicated that the crystallinity of the samples depends on the concentration of metals and is affected by temperature treatment.