Facile synthesis and morphology control of graphene oxide/polyaniline nanocomposites via in-situ polymerization process

Polymer ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 53 (13) ◽  
pp. 2574-2582 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y.F. Huang ◽  
C.W. Lin
2010 ◽  
Vol 148-149 ◽  
pp. 1547-1550 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hua Lan Wang ◽  
Qing Li Hao ◽  
Xi Feng Xia ◽  
Zhi Jia Wang ◽  
Jiao Tian ◽  
...  

A graphene oxide/polyaniline composite was synthesized by an in situ polymerization process. This product was simply prepared in an ethylene glycol medium, using ammonium persulfate as oxidant in ice bath. The composite was characterized by field emission scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, X-Ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy and electrochemical test. The composite material showed a good electrochemical performance.


RSC Advances ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (85) ◽  
pp. 54031-54038 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuefang Zhang ◽  
Jia Liu ◽  
Yahong Zhang ◽  
Jin Liu ◽  
Yuping Duan

Hierarchical nanocomposites of aligned polyaniline nanorods on reduced graphene oxide nanosheets are synthesized in an in situ polymerization process.


Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 444
Author(s):  
Nadia Akram ◽  
Muhammad Saeed ◽  
Muhammad Usman ◽  
Asim Mansha ◽  
Fozia Anjum ◽  
...  

The exceptional behavior of graphene has not yet been entirely implicit in the polymer matrix. To explore this fact in the present work, two series of Polyurethan (PU) composites were synthesized. The structural modification was observed by the use of two different diisocyanate of methylene diisocyanate (MDI) and hexamethylene diisocyanate (HMDI) in hydroxylterminated polybutadiene (HTPB) by using I,4 Butane diol (BD) as the chain extender. The variation in hard segment up to 25 (wt.%) in both series led to significant changes in the mechanical behavior of graphene oxide (GO) induced composites. Both series were prepared by an in situ polymerization process. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) analysis showed a peak in the region of 1700 cm−1, which confirmed the conversion of the NCO group into urethane linkages. Thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA) revealed a thermal stability up to 450 °C @ 90% weight loss. The swelling behavior showed the optimum uptake of 30% of water and 40% of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) with aliphatic diisocyanate. The values of storage modulus (E′), complex modulus (E*), and compliance complex (D*) were observed up to 7 MPa, 8 Mpa, and 0.7 MPa−1, respectively. The degree of entanglement (N) values were calculated from DMA and were found in the range of 1.7 × 10−4 (mol/m3). Phase segregation of PU was observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), elucidating the morphology of composites.


2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaochao Duan ◽  
Bin Yu ◽  
Tonghui Yang ◽  
Yanpeng Wu ◽  
Hao Yu ◽  
...  

A one-step method of in situ polymerization of nylon 66/reduced graphene oxide (PA66/rGO) nanocomposites is first proposed, simply by introducing graphene oxide (GO) into PA66 salt with the existence of ammonium hydroxide. The GO is prereduced by the ammonium hydroxide at an early stage of the polymerization process and then grafted on the PA66 chains, accompanied with the thermal reduction of GO. The PA66 chains were grafted onto the GO nanosheets through the condensation between the oxygen-containing functional groups of the GO and the terminal amino ends of the PA66 chains. The effect of GO on the mechanical properties, especially tensile strength, of nanocomposites was investigated. The results revealed that the incorporation of a very small amount (about 1 wt%) of GO caused a significant improvement in ultimate tensile strength (about 17%). The SEM of the fracture surface of composites indicated a good dispersion of rGO in the matrix. Raman spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), scanning electron microscope (SEM), Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and XRD patterns of rGO, which was isolated from nanocomposites, revealed that the GO nanolayers were simultaneously reduced and PA66 chains were grafted on the rGO nanosheet during the polymerization process. The rGO grafted with the PA66 chain increases its compatibility in the PA66 matrix and effectively enhanced the interfacial energy of the composites.


2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (40) ◽  
pp. 13845-13853 ◽  
Author(s):  
Congying Song ◽  
Xianzhi Yin ◽  
Biaopeng Li ◽  
Ke Ye ◽  
Kai Zhu ◽  
...  

A three-dimensional (3D) catalyst electrode of Co3O4nanosheetsin situformed on reduced graphene oxide modified Ni foam (Co3O4/rGO@Ni foam) for H2O2electroreduction is prepared by a two-step hydrothermal method.


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