Journal
CARBON
Volume 43, Issue 14, Pages 2983-2988Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2005.06.016
Keywords
carbon composites; graphite; Infrared Spectroscopy; electrical properties
Ask authors/readers for more resources
Ever since the discovery of inherently conducting polymers (ICPs), research dealing with the applications of these unique materials Continues to grow. The use Of ICPs, especially polyaniline (PANi) and polypyrrole (PPy), and carbon black (CB) its conductive additives in the thermoplastics industry have been limited due to undesirable properties of each at high temperatures. Carbon black-ICP composites, however, have shown improved properties at higher temperatures. The applications of these composites are still limited because the conductivities are below that of carbon black alone and about the same order of magnitude as PANi. Graphite/ICP composites have also been touted as possible electrode materials in rechargeable batteries and have numerous other applications. The exploration of graphite/PANi composites in our research lab has yielded conducting composites which exhibit conductivities greater than the graphite or PANi alone. In addition to higher conductivities, these graphite/PANi composites exhibit controllable conductivities as a function of pH. (C) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available