Electrical Conductivity Variations of Polyaniline/Carbon Nanocomposites by Thermal Ageing

In this study the effect of thermal aging on the electrical conductivity of PANI/MWNT and PANI/Graphene oxide nanocomposites has been investigated. Aniline was in-situ polymerized in the presence of various amounts of GO and MWCNT to obtain polyaniline nanocomposites. The results showed that contrary to the behavior of pure PANI in which conductivity decreased monotonically with the time of aging, the conductivity of PANI nanocomposites increased at some points with thermal ageing. This phenomenon could be interesting in manufacturing more heat stable ICPs

Keywords:

PANI , MWNT , Graphene oxide , thermal aging , electrical conductivity