Comparative Study of Thermal and Optical Properties of PANI Based Binary Nanocomposites

Authors Ajay Kumar Sharma , Manasvi Dixit
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Department of Physics, Swami Keshvanand Institute of Technology, Management & Gramothan, Jaipur 302017, India

Е-mail ajaymnit19@gmail.com
Issue Volume 13, Year 2021, Number 6
Dates Received 02 October 2021; revised manuscript received 01 December 2021; published online 20 December 2021
Citation Ajay Kumar Sharma, Manasvi Dixit, J. Nano- Electron. Phys. 13 No 6, 06006 (2021)
DOI https://doi.org/10.21272/jnep.13(6).06006
PACS Number(s) 61.46. – W, 82.35.Cd, 87.64.Ee, 91.60.Ki, 91.60.Mk
Keywords Structure of nanoscale materials, Conducting polymers, Electron microscopy (20) , Thermal properties, Optical properties (22) .
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Nanoscale materials and nanocomposites composed of metals, conducting polymers, carbon nanotubes, because of their optical, mechanical, thermal, and chemical properties, are used in a huge number of applications. Current work includes the fabrication of PANI/rGO, as well as PANI/MWCNT nanocomposites and the study of their optical and thermal characteristics. The article describes in detail the methodology of synthesis and relative optical and thermal study of PANI/MWCNT and PANI/rGO nanocomposites with 8 wt. % rGO/MWCNT in pure PANI using an in-situ chemical oxidation polymerization process. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy were used to investigate the surface morphology of synthesized nanocomposites. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) was used to measure the thermal stability of PANI/rGO and PANI/MWCNT nanocomposites. UV-Visible spectrophotometry studies revealed a decrease in band gap values in specific PANI/rGO (8 wt. %) nanocomposite samples due to the enhanced significant interaction between rGO-doped PANI at molecular conjugation and the corresponding carbon allotropes. The study showed that PANI/rGO specimens have excellent structural, thermal, and optical characteristics, making them suitable for research and development in the field of energy storage devices and their applications.

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