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Polypyrrole‐carbon fiber composite film prepared by chemical oxidative polymerization of pyrrole
Author(s) -
Li Haihong,
Shi Gaoquan,
Ye Wei,
Li Chun,
Liang Yingqiu
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-4628(19970613)64:11<2149::aid-app11>3.0.co;2-#
Subject(s) - polypyrrole , pyrrole , materials science , polymerization , composite number , fiber , composite material , conductive polymer , polymer chemistry , composite film , chemical engineering , chemistry , polymer , organic chemistry , engineering
Polypyrrole‐carbon fiber (Ppy‐CF) composite films with carbon fiber (CF) content ranging from 15 to 20 wt % have been prepared by chemical oxidative polymerization of pyrrole at the surface of a CF‐covered Teflon substrate following a layer‐by‐layer deposition approach. The composites have a high modulus of 8–9 × 10 10 dyn/cm 2 , high tensile strength of 200–270 kg/cm 2 , and good thermal stability. More importantly, these composite films showed electrochemical activity in their free‐standing state. Thus, they can be used as the cathode material for rechargeable battery without conventional metallic or conducting glass sheet as the current collector. Here, carbon fibers act as an electrically conductive skeletal electrode for current collection. The charge capacity of the film with a thickness of 120 μm was tested to be 2.5 coulombs (C)/cm 2 and a specific capacity of 91 mAh/g. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 64: 2149–2154, 1997