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Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)/polyacrylonitrile (PAN)/carbon nanotube nanocomposites for energy storage and conversion

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Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)/polyacrilonitrile (PAN)/multiwalled carbon nanotubes functionalized COOH (MWCNTs-COOH) nanocomposites with different contents of MWCNTs were fabricated by using electrospinning and solution cast methods. The interaction of the MWCNTs with the polymer blend was confirmed by a Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy study. The dispersion of the MWCNTs in the polymer blend was studied by scanning electron microscopy. The dispersion of the MWCNTs in the polymer matrix at different compositions has been examined by using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Both individual and agglomerations of MWCNTs were evident. Multiwalled carbon nanotubes are capable of enhancing the impedance and electrical conductivity of PVDF-PAN/MWCNTs in a wide frequency range at different temperatures. Nanocomposites based on PVDF/PAN and MWCNTs as fillers show a significant enhancement in the electrical conductivity as a function of temperature. In addition, PVDF/PAN with 5.58 wt.% of MWCNTs has a much higher specific energy (129.7Wh/kg) compared to that of PVDF/PAN (15.57 Wh/kg).The results reveal that PVDF/PAN/MWCNTs composites have potential applications for nanogenerators, organic semiconductors, transducers, and electrical energy storage.

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This publication was made possible by funding from the NIMHD-RCMI grant number 5G12MD007595 from the National Institute of Minority Health, Health Disparities and the NIGMS-BUILD grant number 8UL1GM118967 and National Science Foundation (Grant 1700429). This publication was also made possible by the Louisiana Cancer Research Consortium. The contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the NIMHD. The authors also appreciate the support of Nanhu Scholars Program for Young Scholars of Xinyang Normal University.

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  1. Chemistry Department, Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA, 70125, USA

    Salem M. Aqeel, Zhongyuan Huang, D’Lauren Falkner & Zhe Wang

  2. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Applied Science, Thamar University, P. O. Box 87246, Thamar, Yemen

    Salem M. Aqeel

  3. College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang, 464000, China

    Zhongyuan Huang

  4. Department of Physics and Engineering, Frostburg State University, Frostburg, MD, 21532-2303, USA

    Jonathan Walton, Christopher Baker & Zhen Liu

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Aqeel, S.M., Huang, Z., Walton, J. et al. Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)/polyacrylonitrile (PAN)/carbon nanotube nanocomposites for energy storage and conversion. Adv Compos Hybrid Mater 1, 185–192 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42114-017-0002-5

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