Synthesis and Study on Conductivity of Urethane Acrylate/Polyaniline/CuO Nanocomposites

Document Type: Research Paper

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1 Young Researchers and Elites club, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

2 Department of Resin and Additives, Institute for Color Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

In this research, novel conductive nanocomposites containing urethane acrylate (UA) and
polyaniline/copper (II) oxide nanocomposites (PANi-CuO) were synthesized. At first
polyaniline/CuO nanocomposites with different amount of CuOnanoparticleswere prepared by
chemical oxidationpolymerization of aniline using ammonium peroxydisulfate as an oxidizing
agent. Afterward, UA-PANi-CuO nanocomposites were mixed and then cured by ultraviolet
irradiation. Analytical tests (FTIR and UV–vis spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction) approved chemical
structure of synthesized materials. The SEM images of the nanocomposites showed uniform
distribution of CuO nanoparticles in PANi matrix and UA-PANi-CuO in urethane acrylate matrix.
Electrical conductivity measurements of PANi-CuO nanocomposites revealed that the conductivity
of PANi decreased with adding content of CuO nanoparticles, also the conductivity of UA
increased with adding PANi-CuO.

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Journal of Applied Chemical Research

Volume 12, Issue 4
Autumn 2018
Pages 66-77

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