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Thermal Stability of Conductivity of Composite Comprising Polyaniline and MCM-41
Malaysian Polymer Journal (2007)
  • Hadi Nur, University Technology Malaysia
  • Norizah Abdul Rahman, University Technology Malaysia
  • Salasiah Endud, University Technology Malaysia
  • Lim Kheng Wei, University Technology Malaysia
Abstract
A composite of mesoporous silica (MCM-41) with a polyaniline (PANI) conducting polymer was synthesized by in situ polymerization method. PANI/MCM-41 conducting polymer composites were characterized by Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR), UV-Vis, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), Four-point probe for conductivity measurement and 13C CP/MAS NMR. It was revealed that although conductivity of PANI was reduced after addition of MCM-41, from 1 to 10-1 S cm-1, its thermal stability of conductivity was significantly enhanced and demonstrated the desirability which efficacy of this polymer mesoporous silica MCM-41 composite system in relatively high temperature applications (ca. 150 oC).
Keywords
  • Polyaniline,
  • MCM-41,
  • sulfonic acid,
  • thermal stability of conductivity.
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Publication Date
September, 2007
Citation Information
Hadi Nur, Norizah Abdul Rahman, Salasiah Endud and Lim Kheng Wei. "Thermal Stability of Conductivity of Composite Comprising Polyaniline and MCM-41" Malaysian Polymer Journal Vol. 2 Iss. 2 (2007)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/hadi_nur/37/