| Literature DB >> 29732461 |
Salem M Aqeel1,2, Zhongyuan Huang1,3, Jonathan Walton4, Christopher Baker4, D'Lauren Falkner1, Zhen Liu4, Zhe Wang1.
Abstract
Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)/Polyacrilonitrile (PAN)/Multiwalled nanotubes functionalized COOH (MWNT-COOH) nanocomposites with different contents of MWNTs were fabricated by using electrospinning and solution cast methods. The interaction of the MWNTs with the polymer blend was confirmed by a Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy study. The dispersion of the MWNTs in the polymer blend was studied by scanning electron microscopy. The impedance and electrical conductivity of PVDF-PAN/CNTs in a wide frequency range at different temperatures have been studied. The effect of the concentration of the filler on the conductivity of the polymer composite was discussed. Nanocomposites based on PVDF/PAN and MWNTs as filler, show a significant enhancement in the electrical conductivity as a function of temperature.Entities:
Year: 2017 PMID: 29732461 PMCID: PMC5931404 DOI: 10.1007/s42114-017-0002-5
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Adv Compos Hybrid Mater