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Electrospun composite nanofibers of poly (vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene)/polyaniline-polystyrene sulfonic acid
Article first published online: 30 SEP 2010
DOI: 10.1002/app.33061
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Abreu, M., Montañez, S. and Pinto, N. J. (2011), Electrospun composite nanofibers of poly (vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene)/polyaniline-polystyrene sulfonic acid. J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 119: 3640–3644. doi: 10.1002/app.33061
Publication History
- Issue published online: 3 DEC 2010
- Article first published online: 30 SEP 2010
- Manuscript Accepted: 13 JUL 2010
- Manuscript Received: 5 MAR 2010
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- NSF. Grant Numbers: DMR-PREM 0934195, DMR-RUI 0965023
- NIH-MARC
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Keywords:
- composites;
- conducting polymer;
- ferro-electricity;
- nanofiber
Abstract
Nanofibers of poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene)/polyaniline-polystyrene sulfonic acid (PVDF-TrFE/PANi-PSSA) were fabricated in air at room temperature using electrospinning, with the thinnest fiber having a diameter of ∼ 6 nm. This is a cheap, fast, and reliable process for generating PVDF-TrFE/PANi-PSSA composite nanofibers. The presence of conducting PANi-PSSA increased the charge density of the solution and assisted in the fabrication of PVDF-TrFE nanofibers at low polymer concentrations in dimethylformamide without the beading effect. Ultraviolet and visible spectroscopy showed that PANi-PSSA was well incorporated into the PVDF-TrFE solution with no polymer segregation or degradation. A scanning electron microscope was used for morphological characterization of the fibers and a profilometer used to determine the fiber diameter. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2011