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TiO2/PANI nanocomposite loaded in PVA for anticorrosive applications Cover

TiO2/PANI nanocomposite loaded inĀ PVA forĀ anticorrosive applications

By:Ā Rajeev Arora,Ā  Anupam Srivastav,Ā  Utam Kumar MandalĀ andĀ  Pankaj SharmaĀ Ā 
Open Access
|Nov 2016

Abstract

We report the morphological and electrical study of a composite of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and nanotitanium dioxide (TiO2-50 nm) in conducting polymer polyaniline (PANI). The composite was synthesized using in-situ polymerization technique. The composite was characterized in terms of morphology and electrical properties using scanning electron microscopy and DC electrical conductivity (šœŽdc). We observed that the DC electrical conductivity of the composite film increased with increasing the loading of nanocomposite material from 20 % to 40 % into PVA stabilizer. The DC conductivity results showed that the molecular chain contribution of the nanocomposite material (nano-TiO2+ PANI) was the prominent carrier in the composite film made of the nanocomposite and PVA stabilizer.

DOI:Ā https://doi.org/10.1515/msp-2016-0096 | Journal eISSN:Ā 2083-134X | Journal ISSN:Ā 2083-1331
Language:Ā English
Page range:Ā 721 - 725
Submitted on:Ā Dec 15, 2015
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Accepted on:Ā Aug 6, 2016
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Published on:Ā Nov 17, 2016
In partnership with:Ā Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency:Ā 4 issues per year

Ā© 2016 Rajeev Arora, Anupam Srivastav, Utam Kumar Mandal, Pankaj Sharma, published by Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
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