A study of polyaniline-carbon nanotube composites.
Composites of polyaniline (PANI) have been prepared with pristine multiwalled and single-walled nanotubes as well as nanotubes subjected to acid treatment and subsequent reaction with thionyl chloride. The composites have been characterized by various techniques, including X-ray diffraction, electron microscopy, as well as infrared and Raman spectroscopy. Electrical resistivities of the PANI-nanotube composites have been measured and compared with those of the nanotubes and PANI.
Vivekchand
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Chemistry and Physics of Materials Unit, CSIR Centre of Excellence in Chemistry, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore 560 064, India.
Sudheendra
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Sandeep
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Govindaraj
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Rao
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D000814:Aniline Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods*; D017097:Electric Impedance; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008420:Manufactured Materials; D008422:Materials Testing / Q000379:methods*; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*
D000814:Aniline Compounds; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; C416807:polyaniline