Title :
Characterization, optical and dc electrical properties of polyaniline-zinc sulphide nanocomposite
Author :
Goswami, M. ; Sahoo, S. ; Meikap, A.K. ; Ghosh, R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Nat. Inst. of Technol. Durgapur, Durgapur, India
Abstract :
Polyaniline-zinc sulphide nanocomposite has been synthesized by the chemical oxidative polymerization of aniline with ammonium peroxodisulphate as an initiator in presence of zinc sulphide nanoparticles. XRD, HRTEM, FTIR, UV-Vis spectroscopy and photoluminescence studies were done for the structural and optical characterization of the samples. The particle size of nanocomposites lies in between 6-11 nm. The d.c. conductivity of different PANI-ZnS samples have been investigated within a temperature range 77 ≤ T ≤ 300K. ZnS nanoparticles in the polyaniline matrix increases the conductivity by several orders.
Keywords :
Fourier transform spectra; II-VI semiconductors; X-ray diffraction; electrical conductivity; filled polymers; infrared spectra; nanocomposites; nanofabrication; nanoparticles; oxidation; particle size; photoluminescence; polymerisation; transmission electron microscopy; ultraviolet spectra; visible spectra; wide band gap semiconductors; zinc compounds; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; UV-vis spectroscopy; X-ray diffraction; XRD; ZnS; chemical oxidative polymerization; dc electrical properties; electrical conductivity; high resolution transmission electron microscopy; nanoparticles; optical properties; particle size; photoluminescence; polyaniline-zinc sulphide nanocomposite; structural properties; temperature 77 K to 300 K; Lead; Optical diffraction; Optical imaging; Optical polymers; Optical refraction; Nanocomposite; Photoluminescence spectroscopy; Polyaniline; XRD; Zinc sulphide;
Conference_Titel :
Nanoscience, Engineering and Technology (ICONSET), 2011 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chennai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0071-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICONSET.2011.6167971
