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Irradiation assisted interaction behavior of Regioreguler Poly(3-hexylthiophene) nanotube composites

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Ananta Adhikari ,
Hassaram Bakhru ,
Mircea Chipara ,
Chang Y. Ryu  and
Pullickel Ajayan
Ananta Adhikari
Affiliation:
aadhikari@uamail.albany.edu, SUNY at albany, College of Nanoscale of Science and Engineering, 251 Fuller rd., Albany, NY, 12203, United States, 518-322-5372
Hassaram Bakhru
Affiliation:
hbakhru@uamail.albany.edu, State University of New York, College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, Albany, NY, 12203, United States
Mircea Chipara
Affiliation:
mchipara@utpa.edu, University of Texas Pan American, Edinburg, TX, Department of Physics and Geology, Edinburg, TX, 78541, United States
Chang Y. Ryu
Affiliation:
ryuc@rpi.edu, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Troy, NY, 12180, United States
Pullickel Ajayan
Affiliation:
ajayan@rpi.edu, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Department of Material Science and Engineering, Troy, NY, 12180, United States
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Abstract

The basic step to optimize the properties of filler in composite is the interfacial interaction between the matrix and the filler. Irradiation, a novel technique, was used in this work to introduce a wide range of defects in Single-walled Carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) as filler prior to composite formation. The thermal stability along with phase transition behavior of an organic conducting polymer Poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) loaded with pristine and ion implanted SWNTs has been investigated using Thermogravimetry Analysis (TGA), Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), and Electron Spin Resonance (ESR). Interestingly, we observed substantial improvement on the thermal stability and the phase transition behavior of the composite with pristine and irradiated fillers.

Keywords

compositeion-beam processingelectron spin resonance
Type
Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 963: Symposium Q – Nanowires and Carbon Nanotubes – Science and Applications , 2006 , 0963-Q05-47
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 2007

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