Synthesis and Characterization of CNT/PVA Nanocomposites for Electrical, Thermal and Morphological Properties

Authors

  • Gulfam Nasar Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering & Management Sciences, Quetta 87300, Pakistan
  • Uzma Khalil Jinnah College for Women, University of Peshawar, Pakistan
  • Muhammad Saleem Khan University of Peshawar, Pakistan
  • Qaisar Nadeem University of Zurich, Winterthurerstr, 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52131/jmps.2022.0301.0022

Keywords:

PVC, Carbon nanotubes, Nanocomposites, Ionic conductivity, AC Impedance, TGA, SEM

Abstract

The goal of the current work is to bring a helpful substance to nanoscience and nanotechnology that might be a "problem solver" for ion storage. Carbon nanotubes/ PVA nanocomposites were prepared in five concentrations in aqueous medium following film formation. The resulting nanocomposites were characterized using “AC Impedance Spectroscopy, Differential Thermal Analysis, Thermal Gravimetric Analysis / (TG/DTA) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)”. Ionic conductivity of the nanocomposites was determined from impedance spectroscopy. CNT/PVA nanocomposites exhibited lower conductivity as compared with CNT or PVA separately. TG/DTA graphs exhibited a regular pattern, showing an increase in the thermal stability. Morphology of the prepared samples as shown by SEM reveals a favourable polymer-filler morphological arrangement at the interphase, which is suggestive of a favourable compatibility between the polymer and the filler substance.

Author Biographies

Gulfam Nasar, Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering & Management Sciences, Quetta 87300, Pakistan

Department of Chemistry

Muhammad Saleem Khan, University of Peshawar, Pakistan

National Center of Excellence in Physical Chemistry

Qaisar Nadeem, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstr, 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland

Department of Chemistry

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Published

2022-06-30

How to Cite

Nasar, G., Khalil, U., Khan, M. S., & Nadeem, Q. (2022). Synthesis and Characterization of CNT/PVA Nanocomposites for Electrical, Thermal and Morphological Properties. Journal of Materials and Physical Sciences, 3(1), 14–21. https://doi.org/10.52131/jmps.2022.0301.0022

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1 (2022): June 2022

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