Abstract: Preparation and Characterization of Conductive Polyaniline-Magnetite Nanocomposites (2011 Annual Meeting)

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Exhibit Hall B (Minneapolis Convention Center)

Hongbo Gu¹, Jiahua Zhu², Yudong Huang³, Suying Wei⁴ and Zhanhu Guo², (1)Integrated Composites Laboratory (ICL), Dan F Smith Department of Chemical Engineering, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX, (2)Dan F. Smith Department of Chemical Engineering, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX, (3)School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China, (4)Chemistry and Biochemistry, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX

In order to obtain conductive and magnetic polymer nanocomposites (PNCs) (1-4), polyaniline (PANI) nanocomposites reinforced with magnetite (Fe₃O₄) nanoparticles (NPs) have been fabricated using surface-initiated-polymerization (SIP) method. The PANI/Fe₃O₄ nanocomposites are characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The thermal properties of PANI/ Fe₃O₄ nanocomposites are characterized by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Both Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and Scanning electron microscope (SEM) are used to characterize the dispersion of Fe₃O₄NPs and the morphology of PANI/ Fe₃O₄ nanocomposites. The effect of the Fe₃O₄NPs on the crystallization behavior of the PANI during polymerization is studied. The electrical conductivity, dielectrical and magnetic properties of these nanocomposites are investigated and will be reported.

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