Effect of Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes on Electrical and Structural Properties of Polyaniline

Nagaraja, M and Mahesh, HM and Manjanna, J and Rajanna, K and Kurian, MZ and Lokesh, SV (2012) Effect of Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes on Electrical and Structural Properties of Polyaniline. In: JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC MATERIALS, 41 (7). pp. 1882-1885.

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Abstract

Polyaniline (PANI) and PANI/CNT (multiwall carbon nanotubes, CNT) composites were prepared using an oxidative chemical polymerization method with ammonium persulfate and dodecyl benzene sulfonic acid as the oxidizing agent and surfactant, respectively. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy spectra illustrate the presence of PANI in the composite and show that some interaction exists between PANI and CNT. Embedding of CNT in the PANI matrix is confirmed by scanning electron micrography. Conductivity of the PANI/CNT composites was higher than that of pure PANI, and the maximum conductivity obtained was 4.44 S/cm at 20 wt.% CNT.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC MATERIALS
Publisher:	SPRINGER
Additional Information:	Copyright for this article belongs to Springer
Keywords:	Polyaniline;CNT;composite;conductivity
Department/Centre:	Division of Physical & Mathematical Sciences > Instrumentation Appiled Physics
Date Deposited:	28 Jun 2012 07:36
Last Modified:	28 Jun 2012 07:37
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/44730

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