Preparation and Characterization of Graphene/Poly M–Chloroaniline Conducting Polymer Composites

Ashok Kumar Mishra; Gourisankar Roy

Volume : III, Issue : VIII, August - 2014

Preparation and Characterization of Graphene/Poly M–Chloroaniline Conducting Polymer Composites

Ashok Kumar Mishra, Gourisankar Roy

Abstract :

In the present research program, we have described the synthesis of Poly metachloroaniline-graphene (PmClAn/RGO) nanocomposites were prepared via in situ bulk polymerization using two different preparation techniques. In the first approach, a mixture of graphite oxide (GO) and Poly (PmClAn)monomers (PmClAn) were polymerized using a bulk polymerization method with a free radical initiator. After the addition of the reducing agent hydrazine hydrate (HH), the product was reduced via microwave irradiation (MWI) to obtain R-(GO-PmClAn) composites. In the second approach, a mixture of graphite sheets (RGO) and PmClAn monomers were polymerized using a bulk polymerization method with a free radical initiator to obtain RGO-(PmClAn) composites. The composites were characterized by FTIR, XRD, SEM and conductivity. The results indicate that the composite obtained using the first approach, which involved MWI, had a better morphology and dispersion with enhanced thermal stability compared with the composites prepared without MWI.