Session X24: Conducting Polymers and Devices
8:00 AM–10:48 AM, Friday, March 9, 2007
Colorado Convention Center Room: 201
Sponsoring Units:
DPOLY DMP
Chair: Pawan Kahol, Missouri State University
Abstract ID: BAPS.2007.MAR.X24.3
Abstract: X24.00003 : Electrical Conductivity Measurements of Nanofibers Electrospun from Polyaniline/Polyethylene Oxide Blends
8:24 AM–8:36 AM
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Authors:
Saima Khan
(Physics and Astronomy, Ohio University, Athens OH 45701)
Aurangzeb Khan
(Physics and Astronomy, Ohio University, Athens OH 45701)
Martin Kordesch
(Physics and Astronomy, Ohio University, Athens OH 45701)
Electrically conducting fibers of polyaniline doped with Camphorsulfonic acid PAn.HCSA in the Polyethylene Oxide (PEO) matrix were prepared using the non-mechanical electrospinning technique. The morphology of the fibers was studied using the scanning electron microscope (SEM) and Transmission electron microscope (TEM), showing a uniform thickness along the fiber length. The fibers had a diameter ranging from 800nm to 2$\mu $m. The electrical conductivity of the non-woven fibrous mat and the cast film was measured using the four-point probe method, for different concentrations of Pan.HCSA in the blend. Some possible factors affecting the electrical conductivity of the fibers/films were discussed.
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