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Electrical, structural and thermal properties of new conductive blends (PANICG) based on polyaniline and cashew gum for organic electronic

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Author(s):
Bezerra Amorim, Daniel Roger [1] ; Bellucci, Felipe Silva [2, 3] ; Job, Aldo Eloizo [4] ; Guimaraes, Iran da Silva [5] ; da Cunha, Helder Nunes [1]
Total Authors: 5
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Fed Piaui, Minist Petronio Portella Bairro Ininga, Campus Univ, BR-64049550 Teresina, PI - Brazil
[2] UNESP Univ Estadual Paulista, FEIS, BR-15385000 Ilha Solteira, SP - Brazil
[3] MCTIC, BR-70067900 Brasilia, DF - Brazil
[4] UNESP Univ Estadual Paulista, FCT, CP 467, BR-19060900 Presidente Prudente, SP - Brazil
[5] IFMA Inst Fed Maranhao, Campus Sao Joao Dos Patos, Sao Joao Dos Patos, MA - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 5
Document type: Journal article
Source: JOURNAL OF THERMAL ANALYSIS AND CALORIMETRY; v. 136, n. 4, p. 1615-1629, MAY 2019.
Web of Science Citations: 0
Abstract

The application of cashew gum, in particular the one which is abundant in northeastern Brazil, remains limited to the foods and pharmaceutics industry. In attempting to obtain further potentialities of the cashew gum (CG), its electrical applicability needs to be explored. To this end, the CG is incorporated in blends based on PANI to make an innovative thin self-sustainable blend films (PACG) comprising PANI and CG. The blend films were fabricated by adding the CG in the synthesis process of the polyaniline, and they were prepared by the standard ``casting{''} method. The film materials were blending in three different weight ratios (99:1), (95:5) and (80:20). We also fabricated the only PANI film. As PANI has its conductivity enhanced by doping process, the blends and PANI films were doped by using sulfuric acid at 0.05 and 0.1 mol L-1 concentrations. The characterization of the films was carried out by FTIR spectroscopy, thermal analyses and electrical measurements. The FTIR results exhibited the occurrence of a weak and secondary chemical interaction between PANI and CG. Once there was no appearance of new bands, the profile of the FTIR curves was maintained for the blends and no significant shifts were identified for the maximum frequency of bands. The thermal analysis measurements revealed alteration at the thermal stability temperature of blends due to the doping process and indicated that the thermal profile of the constituent materials (PANI and CG) was preserved in the blends. The electrical studies showed that the undoped blend films exhibited a low level of conductivity as the amount of gum increased. On the other hand, the doped films reached a high level of conductivity in comparison with PANI films and the more the amount of CG in the blend the more is its conductivity. For PACG with 20% of gum, sigma increased by a factor of 106, whereas in PANI film, it increased by 104 at the 0.1 mol L-1 doped level. These results point to the possibility of using this sort of blend based on polyaniline and cashew gum as an innovative conductive polymer once it exhibits acceptable electrical, structural and thermal properties. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 09/00523-8 - Preparation and characterization of mult-functional nanocomposites obtained with ferroelectrics and paramagnetics nanoparticles in natural rubber films
Grantee:Felipe Silva Bellucci
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate