Conducting polymer-carbon nanotubes composites

Authors

M Tahhan, University of WollongongFollow
N Barisci, University of WollongongFollow
G G. Wallace, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

78013

Publication Details

Tahhan, M., Barisci, N. & Wallace, G. G. (2001). Conducting polymer-carbon nanotubes composites. Proceedings of the 2001 1st IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology, IEEE-NANO 2001 (pp. 229-232). USA: IEEE.

Abstract

During the course of this work, three different approaches to the formation of conducting polymer/carbon nanotube (CP/CNT) composites were investigated. The first approach involved the preparation of CNT dispersions using Poly methoxy aniline-5-sulfonic acid (PMAS) as a stabilizer. The second approach investigated involved the use of CNT as the dopant in the electropolymerization of CPs. The third approach involved the electrochemical deposition of a thin polymer film onto the surface of CNT paper. These CNT/CP composites were characterized to determine capacitance, conductivity and mechanical strength