Journal
SYNTHETIC METALS
Volume 150, Issue 3, Pages 271-277Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.synthmet.2005.02.011
Keywords
MWNTs; polyaniline; inverse microemulsion; composite
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By the in situ inverse microemulsion, we prepared multi-walled carbon nanotubes/polyaniline composites (MWNTs/PANI). Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) showed that the nanotubes were coated with a PANI layer. Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectra suggested that the pi-bonded surface of the carbon nanotubes (CNTs) interact strongly with the conjugated structure of the PANI shell layer. The thermal stability and electrical conductivity of the MWNTs/PANI composites were examined by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and conventional four-probe method. In comparison with the pure PANI, the decomposition temperature of the MWNTs/PANI (1 wt% MWNTs) composites increased from 360 to 400 degrees C and the electrical conductivity of MWNTs/PANI (1 wt% MWNTs) composites was increased by one order of magnitude. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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