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Improvements on electrical conductivity of the electrospun microfibers using the silver nanoparticles
Author(s) -
Wei Zhimei,
Qiu Fang,
Wang Xiaojun,
Long Shengru,
Yang Jie
Publication year - 2020
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.48788
Subject(s) - microfiber , materials science , silver nanoparticle , scanning electron microscope , chemical engineering , x ray photoelectron spectroscopy , nanoparticle , electrical conductor , conductivity , polymer , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , conductive polymer , electrospinning , nanotechnology , composite material , chemistry , engineering
Conductive electrospun polymer fibers have attracted a great deal of interest in recent years. This study describes the preparation of electrically conductive microfibers composed of polyethersulfone/polydopamine/silver nanoparticles (PES/PDA/Ag NPs). Ag NPs acted as conductive centers, while hydroxyl‐ and amino‐rich functional groups and excellent adhesion properties of PDA served to connect the Ag NPs and PES microfibers. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) showed that PDA was firmly adhered to PES microfibers. PES/PDA microfibers absorbed considerable amounts of silver ion from AgNO 3 solution, resulting in Ag NPs. X‐ray diffraction, X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and SEM data represented the successful formation of PES/PDA/Ag NPs microfibers. Microfibers with optimal conductivity were obtained using a solution of 2% AgNO 3 at pH 9 at 50 °C for 45 min. The electrical resistivity of our PES/PDA/Ag NPs microfibers was only 202 Ω/cm, much lower than that of regular PES microfibers (2.1 × 10 9 Ω/cm). These results show that the PES/PDA/Ag NPs microfibers are suitable for use as conductive polymer fibers in electromagnetic shielding, and conductivity‐sensing applications, and in flexible electronic devices and biosensors. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2020 , 137 , 48788.