Optical study of composite material with nanosized fullerenol inclusions

A composed material in the form of polymer matrix (polyvinyl alcohol) with imbedded nanoparticles of polyhydroxylated fullerene (fullerenol) was studied by optical methods. The host material was selected as a convenient media with such properties as flexibility, optical transparency and water solubility, which was utilized for films fabrication. The samples obtained were investigated by visible and infrared spectroscopy, and also the light scattering was examined at different wavelengths. It was shown that at high concentration of filler it forms clusters with sizes of about tens of nanometers, which is consistent with the data of other works.