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Electrospinning and alignment of polyaniline‐based nanowires and nanotubes
Author(s) -
Attout A.,
Yunus S.,
Bertrand P.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
polymer engineering and science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.503
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1548-2634
pISSN - 0032-3888
DOI - 10.1002/pen.20969
Subject(s) - materials science , polyaniline , nanowire , electrospinning , nanofiber , x ray photoelectron spectroscopy , scanning electron microscope , polyaniline nanofibers , chemical engineering , polymer , conductive polymer , nanotechnology , composite material , polymerization , engineering
Polyaniline (PANi) nanowires and nanotubes are processed by electrospinning. Nanowires are electrospinned using PANi/PEO and PANi/PMMA polymer blends. The morphology and composition of these nanofibers are determined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Nano‐Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (Nano‐SIMS). The conductive polymer seems more homogeneously distributed for the PANi/PEO than for the PANi/PMMA blend nanowires, which exhibit a phase separation. On the other hand, pure PANi nanotubes are prepared using PMMA nanowires as a template. The synthesis is followed by X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), SEM and Nano‐SIMS. Moreover, a simple method based on electrostatic steering allows us to align these fibers on a substrate. POLYM. ENG. SCI., 2008. © 2007 Society of Plastics Engineers