Fabrication of polyaniline/poly(ethylene oxide)/non-covalently functionalized graphene nanofibers via electrospinning

New Perspectives on Graphene/Polymer Fibers and Fabrics for Smart Textiles: The Relevance of the Polymer/Graphene Interphase

“…Improved mechanical performance was also obtained for polycaprolactone (PCL)/graphene oxide (GO) and PCL/reduced GO (rGO) electrospun nanofibers in which orientation played an important role (Ramazani and Karimi, 2015). Conducting nanofibers of polyaniline/polyethylene oxide with non-covalently functionalized graphene, also fabricated by electrospinning exhibited two orders of magnitude enhancement in electrical conductivity (Moayeri and Ajji, 2015). Wet spinning has been applied to elastomers, and both conducting and insulating polymers have been prepared using mainly GO as an additive, followed by post-spinning reduction (Ding et al, 2014;Chen et al, 2016;Seyedin et al, 2016).…”

Tunable Enhancement of a Graphene/Polyaniline/Poly(ethylene oxide) Composite Electrospun Nanofiber Gas Sensor

“…For sensing applications, graphene is an attractive candidate, due to its high specific surface area, mechanical flexibility, and excellent electron transfer [24,25]. Recently, Moayeri and Ajji reported an approach for constructing electrospun PANi/PEO/Graphene nanofibers exhibiting improved electrical conductivity and thermal stability over that of PANi/PEO nanofibers [26]. While the composition, morphology, and conductivity of the nanofiber mats were well characterized, no application of the composite was demonstrated.…”

Electrical Conductivity of Polyaniline Fiber Synthesized by Interfacial Polymerization and Electrospinning

“…The fiber size effects the electrical and optical properties of polyaniline fiber and it plays significantly to sensitivity of detection in sensor applications [4]. Various methods have been developed to synthesize fiber polyaniline, such polymerization methods interfacial [5], electrospinning [6], chemical oxidative polymerization [7] and bulk polymerization [8]. Polyaniline material is easily synthesized through a chemical or electrochemical process, but polyaniline in the fiber structure was successfully shaped by using interfacial or electrospinning.…”