Transport Properties of Polypyrrole/Graphene Nanocomposites

Authors

  • Prerna R. Modak  Department of Physics, RMG Art, Science and Commerce College, Saoli, Chandrapur, Maharashtra, India
  • Subhash B. Kondawar  Department of Physics, Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
  • Deoram V. Nandanwar  Department of Physics, Shri Mathuradas Mohata College of Science, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

Keywords:

Nanocomposites, Polypyrrole, Graphene, Transport properties

Abstract

Graphene, as a new member of carbon allotropes and with its exceptional carrier mobility and ballistic electron transport properties, is prime nanofiller to be employed in nanocomposites for many applications. Polypyrrole is one of the conducting polymers which has attracted a great deal of interest because of its good electrical conductivity, environmental stability, porous nature and easy synthesis. To improve and extend their functions, the fabrication of conducting polymer nanocomposites has attracted a great deal of attention. In this paper we report the study of nanocomposites synthesized by an in-situ chemical oxidative polymerization of aniline monomer with concentration of 1 and 3 wt% functionalized Graphene (GNS) with that of pure polypyrrole (PPy).As prepared nanocomposites were charecterized by SEM and XRD. Nanocomposite shows high electrical conductivity as compared to pure PPy. The transport parameters such as charge localization length, most probable hopping distance and charge hopping energy of PPy/GNS were also studied at 303-353 K.

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Prerna R. Modak, Subhash B. Kondawar, Deoram V. Nandanwar, " Transport Properties of Polypyrrole/Graphene Nanocomposites, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Volume 4, Issue 4, pp.34-39, March-April-2018.