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Electrochemical preparation of nano-composites of poly(o-methoxyaniline) and carbon nanotubes

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Composite films of poly(o-methoxyaniline) (POMA) and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were prepared via electrochemical co-deposition from the aqueous solutions containing o-methoxyaniline and acid-treated CNTs. The addition of small amounts of CNTs to o-methoxyaniline can accelerate significantly the electrochemical polymerization rate of the monomer. As-prepared composite films are characterized by thermal analysis, SEM, and the electrochemical methods. The results of the thermal analysis show that the composites have an enhanced thermal stability relative to POMA. SEM revealed that CNTs had been uniformly coated with POMA, forming dense nanoporous networks composite films.

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This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 20933007, 50963002), the key scientific project from Ministry of Education, China (2007-207058), Jiangxi Provincial Department of Education (GJJ08369), the Project sponsored by SRF for ROCS, SEM, the Foundation of Jiangsu Province Education Committee (08KJD150020), and the Pre-research Project of Soochow University.

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    Hongmei Zhang, Weiqiang Zhou, Yukou Du & Ping Yang

  2. Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University, Nanchang, 330013, People’s Republic of China

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Zhang, H., Zhou, W., Du, Y. et al. Electrochemical preparation of nano-composites of poly(o-methoxyaniline) and carbon nanotubes. J Mater Sci 45, 5795–5801 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-010-4654-6

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