Effect of rGO Concentration on the Thermal Stability of PANI/rGO Nanocomposites

Authors Ajay Kumar Sharma1,2, Praveen Kumar Jain3 , Rishi Vyas2 , Vishal Mathur4 , Vipin Kumar Jain1
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Institute of Engineering and Technology, JK Lakshmipat University, Jaipur 302026, India

2 Department of Physics, Swami Keshvanand Institute of Technology, Management & Gramothan, Jaipur 302017, India

3 Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Swami Keshvanand Institute of Technology, Management & Gramothan, Jaipur 302017, India

4 Department of Engineering, Sur University College, Oman

Е-mail ajaymnit19@gmail.com
Issue Volume 11, Year 2019, Number 5
Dates Received 26 June 2019; revised manuscript received 22 October 2019; published online 25 October 2019
Citation Ajay Kumar Sharma, Praveen Kumar Jain, Rishi Vyas, et al., J. Nano- Electron. Phys. 11 No 5, 05042 (2019)
DOI https://doi.org/10.21272/jnep.11(5).05042
PACS Number(s) 32.30.Rj, 61.46.-W, 81.70.Pg
Keywords X-ray spectra, Structure of nanoscale materials, Thermogravimetric analysis.
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Reduced graphene oxide (rGO) was synthesized from graphite powder employing a modified Hummers method. The (PANI)1-x(rGO)x composites (x = 0, 0.02, 0.04, 0.06, 0.08) were prepared by an in-situ chemical oxidation polymerization of aniline using ammonium peroxydisulfate (APS) as an oxidant in presence of colloidal rGO to improve thermal stability of PANI. The samples were characterized by X-ray diffractometry using CuK (λ = 1.5407 Å) in order to study the phase and orientation of composites. Raman spectroscopy analysis of PANI/rGO nanocomposites was performed using confocal Raman microscopy. To measure the thermal stability, thermogravimetric analysis was done for PANI and PANI/rGO nanocomposites.

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