Abstract
Hybrid nanocomposites based on electroactive polydiphenylamine-2-carboxylic acid (PDPAC) and single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) were obtained for the first time. Polymer-carbon nanomaterials were synthesized via in situ oxidative polymerization of diphenylamine-2-carboxylic acid (DPAC) in the presence of SWCNTs by two different ways. Hybrid SWCNT/PDPAC nanocomposites were prepared both in an acidic medium and in the heterophase system in an alkaline medium. In the heterophase system, the monomer and the SWCNTs are in the organic phase (chloroform) and the oxidant (ammonium persulfate) is in an aqueous solution of ammonium hydroxide. The chemical structure, as well as the electrical and thermal properties of the developed SWCNT/PDPAC nanocomposite materials were investigated.
Highlights
One of the most promising areas of development in the nanotechnology industry is the creation of nanomaterials that offer properties required by modern technologies
Two methods of obtaining polymer-carbon hybrid nanocomposites based on thermostable polydiphenylamine-2-carboxylic acid (PDPAC) [49,50,51] and single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) were proposed
The thermal stability of the hybrid SWCNT/PDPAC nanocomposites depending on the synthesis method and the SWCNT concentration was studied by the Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) methods
Summary
One of the most promising areas of development in the nanotechnology industry is the creation of nanomaterials that offer properties required by modern technologies. Due to the electronic interaction of polymer and carbon constituents in such systems, fundamentally new or enhanced properties, as compared to initial components, can be expected to appear (thermal stability, mechanical strength, electrical and thermal conductivity, etc.). The PANI chains deposited on the surface of carboxylic acid functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) have longer conjugation lengths than the pure PANI [45]. This could be attributed to the site-selective interaction between the conjugated structure of PANI via the quinoid ring and the π-bonded surface of functionalized MWCNTs [36]. The use of PDPAC in the nanocomposites expands the range of conjugated polymers involved in the creation of novel materials for modern technologies
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