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Polyaniline–nylon 6 composite nanowires prepared by emulsion polymerization and electrospinning process
Author(s) -
Hong Kyung Hwa,
Kang Tae Jin
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.22654
Subject(s) - materials science , nanofiber , electrospinning , polyaniline , composite number , emulsion polymerization , sulfonic acid , conductive polymer , nylon 6 , dodecylbenzene , composite material , fiber , polyaniline nanofibers , polymer chemistry , nanoparticle , crystallinity , emulsion , chemical engineering , polymerization , polymer , sulfonate , nanotechnology , sodium , engineering , metallurgy
Polyaniline (PANI) nanoparticles doped with the dodecylbenzene sulfonic acid (DBSA) were prepared and these nanoparticles were electrospun with nylon 6 as matrix material into fiber web. Depending on the contents and concentrations of PANI and nylon 6, either nylon 6 nanofibers (∼96 nm) or PANI‐nylon 6 composite nanofibers (∼12 nm) were obtained. The electrical conductivity of PANI(DBSA)–nylon 6 electrospun fiber web was lower than that of PANI(DBSA)‐nylon 6 film because of the low crystallinity of the PANI(DBSA)–nylon 6 composite electrospun fiber web. However, it showed that the PANI–nylon 6 composite nanofibers would have applications as the nanowires for connecting the microelectromechanical system (MEMS). © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 99: 1277–1286, 2006