TY - JOUR A1 - Pham, Q.L. A1 - Haldorai, Y. A1 - Nguyen, V.H. A1 - Tuma, Dirk A1 - Shim, J.-J. T1 - Facile synthesis of poly(p-phenylenediamine)/MWCNT nanocomposites and characterization for investigation of structural effects of carbon nanotubes N2 - Poly(p-phenylenediamine) (PpPD)/carboxylic acid-functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes (c-MWCNTs) nanocomposites were prepared by chemical oxidative polymerization using potassium persulfate (K2S2O8) as an oxidant. Field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE–SEM) and field-emission Transmission electron microscopy (FE–TEM) showed that a tubular layer of PpPD was coated on the surface of carbon nanotubes with a thickness of 10–20 nm. FT–IR analysis provided an evidence for the formation of nanocomposites. The thermal stability of nanocomposites was improved by addition of c-MWCNTs as confirmed by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). XRD spectra showed that the crystalline nature of PpPD was not affected much by the addition of c-MWCNTs. As the content of c-MWCNTs was increased, the electrical conductivity of the nanocomposites increased due to the interaction between polymer and nanotubes that enhances electron delocalization. KW - p-Phenylenediamine KW - Multi-walled carbon nanotube KW - Nanocomposite KW - Oxidative polymerization PY - 2011 SN - 0250-4707 SN - 0973-7669 VL - 34 IS - 1 SP - 37 EP - 43 PB - Indian Academy of Sciences CY - Bangalore AN - OPUS4-24339 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -