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Improved method to graft polyaniline on E‐glass fabric to enhance its electronic conductivity
Author(s) -
Geetha Sivasubramanian,
Kumar Konda Kannan Satheesh,
Trivedi Dinesh Chandra
Publication year - 2005
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/app.21458
Subject(s) - polyaniline , materials science , thermogravimetric analysis , conductivity , scanning electron microscope , composite material , dopant , sulfonic acid , analytical chemistry (journal) , chemical engineering , polymer chemistry , doping , chemistry , optoelectronics , polymer , polymerization , organic chemistry , engineering
A method to enhance the electronic conductivity of polyaniline grafted E‐glass fabric is described. The influence of substituted aromatic sulfonic acids as primary dopants on conductivity of the grafted polyaniline–E‐glass fabrics is studied. The conducting fabrics obtained in this method were characterized by UV‐vis spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, X‐ray diffraction study, thermogravimetric analysis, and conductivity. Shielding effectiveness measurements on these Pan–E‐glass fabrics showed that the performance is improved (i.e., 0.01 MHz = 49 dB, 1000 MHz = 7 dB) compared to earlier studies (i.e., 0.05 MHz = 37 dB, 1000 MHz = 1 dB) without pretreatment of fabrics. Possible application of these fabrics, e.g., for dissipation of electrostatic charge, is suggested. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 96: 2316–2323, 2005