Enhancement of electrical characteristics of electrospun polyaniline nanofibers by embedding the nanofibers with Ga-doped ZnO nanoparticles

Jin Hyung Jun, Kyungah Cho, Junggwon Yun, Kwang S. Suh, Tae Young Kim, Sangsig Kim

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Abstract

Polyaniline nanofibers embedded with undoped ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) or Ga-doped ZnO (ZnO:Ga) NPs were fabricated and their structural and electrical properties were investigated. The uniform distribution of the NPs inside the polyaniline nanofibers was confirmed by transmission electron microscopy analysis. Polyaniline nanofibers embedded with ZnO:Ga-NPs showed their higher conductivities, compared with polyaniline nanofibers embedded with undoped ZnO-NPs. Single nanofibers electrospun from a mixture of a polyaniline solution with a 30 vol% ZnO:Ga-NPs dispersed-solution showed approximately five times higher conductivity than those electrospun from the polyaniline solution alone. This observation indicates that the embedding of the ZnO:Ga-NPs significantly enhances the electrical characteristics of the polyaniline nanofibers.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)445-451
Number of pages7
JournalOrganic Electronics
Volume9
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2008 Aug

Keywords

  • Conductivity
  • Electrospinning
  • Nanoparticles
  • Polyaniline

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Chemistry(all)
  • Biomaterials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry

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