MnO2-filled multiwalled carbon nanotube/polyaniline nanocomposites with enhanced interfacial interaction and electronic propertiesMnO2-filled multiwalled carbon nanotube/polyaniline nanocomposites with enhanced interfacial interaction and electronic prope

Zein, S H; Razak, Saiful Izman A.; Ahmad, Abdul L.; Zein, Sharif Hussein S.; Boccaccini, Aldo R.; Razak, Saiful Izwan A.

Abstract

This paper reports the synthesis and characterization of new ternary nanocomposites combining polyaniline (PANI), multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and manganese dioxide (MnO2). MnO2 was successfully incorporated within the MWCNTs. In situ polymerization of aniline in the presence of MWCNTs-MnO2 was carried out to form PANI/MWCNT-MnO2 nanocomposites, which were characterized by UV-visible and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, field emission scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive X-ray analysis, and transmission electron microscopy, as well as electrical conductivity measurements. The PANI/MWCNT-MnO2 nanocomposites showed enhanced electrical conductivity compared to neat PANI and PANI/MWCNTs without MnO2 addition.

Citation

Razak, S. I. A., Ahmad, A. L., Zein, S. H. S., & Boccaccini, A. R. (2009). MnO2-filled multiwalled carbon nanotube/polyaniline nanocomposites with enhanced interfacial interaction and electronic propertiesMnO2-filled multiwalled carbon nanotube/polyaniline nanocomposites with enhanced interfacial interaction and electronic properties. Scripta materialia, 61(6), 592-595. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2009.05.030

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: May 21, 2009
• Online Publication Date: May 27, 2009
• Publication Date: 2009-09
• Deposit Date: Nov 13, 2014
• Journal: Scripta Materialia
• Print ISSN: 1359-6462
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 61
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 592-595
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2009.05.030
• Keywords: General Materials Science; Condensed Matter Physics
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/368810
• Publisher URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1359646209003832?via%3Dihub