Photoluminescent and thermal behavior of 120Â MeV silicon and 84Â MeV oxygen ion irradiated PVDC

►Effects of heavy ion irradiation on PVDC. ► Correlation between optical, structural and thermal properties of modified PVDC. ► PL is observed in PVDC after heavy ion irradiation. ► Quenching and red shift is observed at higher fluence. ► Structural and thermal degradation of PVDC after irradiation.