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Fast mechanochemical synthesis of carbon nanotube-polyaniline hybrid materials

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2018

Juan C. García-Gallegos ,
Yadira I. Vega-Cantú  and
Fernando J. Rodríguez-Macías Open the ORCID record for Fernando J. Rodríguez-Macías [Opens in a new window]
Juan C. García-Gallegos
Affiliation:
Bioingeniería, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Blvd. Benito Juárez S/N CP 21280, Mexicali, BC 21280, México
Yadira I. Vega-Cantú
Affiliation:
Escuela de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, NL 64849, México; and Departamento de Química Fundamental, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, 50740-570, Brasil
Fernando J. Rodríguez-Macías*
Affiliation:
Escuela de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, NL 64849, México; and Departamento de Química Fundamental, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, 50740-570, Brasil
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a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: dr.fernando.jrm@gmail.com, fernando.jrm@itesm.mx
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Abstract

We present a fast method to prepare hybrid materials of polyaniline (PAni) with carbon nanotubes (CNTs, both undoped and nitrogen-doped) by ball milling without solvents or strong oxidants. PAni forms nanoparticles, attached to CNTs in a nanocomposite structure, with the nanotubes well dispersed among the polymer. This is achieved with only a few minutes of ball milling. Raman spectroscopy confirms that PAni was synthesized in its conductive state and suggests a good CNT–PAni interaction, particularly with nitrogen-doped CNTs. We found that water increased polymer yield, which we optimized, together with the nanocomposite conductivity, as function of amount of water and of oxidant (FeCl3). The nanocomposite conductivity is four orders of magnitude higher than that of PAni, for both types of nanotubes. Scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction both show negligible damage to the CNT during this mechanosynthesis procedure, while dry milling and milling CNT in water without aniline does damage nanotubes, indicating that the reaction absorbs most of the mechanical energy.

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compositenanostructurereactive ball milling
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 33 , Issue 10 , 28 May 2018 , pp. 1486 - 1495
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2018 

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