title: A study of polyaniline-carbon nanotube composites.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Chemistry and Physics of Materials Unit, CSIR Centre of Excellence in Chemistry, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore 560 064, India.
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Vivekchand
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sudheendra
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sandeep
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Govindaraj
authors.forename: C N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Rao
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D000814:Aniline Compounds; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; C416807:polyaniline