Tailoring the Seebeck Coefficient of Spray-Coated Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene): Poly(styrenesulfonate) Films with Nitrogen Doped Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 3576-3581
Author(s):  
Ruben Sarabia-Riquelme ◽  
Camila Gomez ◽  
Dali Qian ◽  
John Craddock ◽  
Matthew Weisenberger
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Seebeck Coefficient ◽  
Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Thermoelectric Properties ◽  
Composite Films ◽  
Spray Coating ◽  
Multiwalled Carbon ◽  
Nitrogen Doped ◽  
Mwcnt Concentration ◽  
Polyethylene Terephthalate Substrate

The thermoelectric properties of flexible thin films fabricated from two commercial poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):polystyrene sulfonate (PEDOT:PSS) formulations filled with multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) and nitrogen-doped MWCNT (N-MWCNT) were investigated. A simple spray-coating method for the fabrication of such flexible films on a polyethylene terephthalate substrate was developed. While increasing the MWCNT concentration had little effect on the thermoelectric properties, increasing the N-MWCNT concentration resulted in the emergence of an overall n-type semiconducting behavior and, thereby, tailoring the Seebeck coefficient of the composite films from p-type to n-type was shown. The Seebeck coefficient of the two PEDOT:PSS formulation films was inverted from 4.1 to −13.3 μV/K and from 12.5 to −10.9 μV/K respectively, with increasing N-MWCNT concentration from 0 to 95 wt.%. The importance of these results for future work stems from the possibility of tailoring the behavior of a typical p-type polymer such as PEDOT:PSS and the effect that the polymer conductive grade has on the switching concentration.

scholarly journals Significantly Improved Dielectric Performance of Poly(1-butene)-Based Composite Films via Filling Polydopamine Modified Ba(Zr0.2Ti0.8)O3-Coated Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes Nanoparticles

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 285
Author(s):  
Lingfei Li ◽  
Qiu Sun ◽  
Xiangqun Chen ◽  
Zhaohua Jiang ◽  
Yongjun Xu
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Dielectric Constant ◽  
Energy Storage ◽  
Composite Film ◽  
Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Composite Films ◽  
Weak Electric Field ◽  
Multiwalled Carbon ◽  
Dielectric Performance

The low dielectric constant of the nonpolar polymer poly(1-butene) (PB-1) limits its application as a diaphragm element in energy storage capacitors. In this work, Ba(Zr0.2Ti0.8)O3-coated multiwalled carbon nanotubes (BZT@MWCNTs) were first prepared by using the sol–gel hydrothermal method and then modified with polydopamine (PDA) via noncovalent polymerization. Finally, PB-1 matrix composite films filled with PDA-modified BZT@MWCNTs nanoparticles were fabricated through a solution-casting method. Results indicated that the PDA-modified BZT@MWCNTs had good dispersion and binding force in the PB-1 matrix. These characteristics improved the dielectric and energy storage performances of the films. Specifically, the PDA-modified 10 vol% BZT@ 0.5 vol% MWCNTs/PB-1 composite film exhibited the best dielectric performance. At 1 kHz, the dielectric constant of this film was 25.43, which was 12.7 times that of pure PB-1 films. Moreover, its dielectric loss was 0.0077. Furthermore, under the weak electric field of 210 MV·m−1, the highest energy density of the PDA-modified 10 vol% BZT@ 0.5 vol% MWCNTs/PB-1 composite film was 4.57 J·cm−3, which was over 3.5 times that of PB-1 film (≈1.3 J·cm−3 at 388 MV·m−1).

SILK FIBROIN FILMS CRYSTALLIZED BY MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES

2008 ◽  
Vol 22 (09n11) ◽  
pp. 1807-1812 ◽  
Author(s):  
H.-S. KIM ◽  
W.-I. PARK ◽  
Y. KIM ◽  
H.-J. JIN
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Silk Fibroin ◽  
Composite Films ◽  
Tensile Modulus ◽  
Multiwalled Carbon ◽  
Regenerated Silk Fibroin ◽  
Silk Films ◽  
Β Sheet

Silk films prepared from regenerated silk fibroin are normally stabilized by β-sheet formation through the use of solvents (methanol, water etc.). Herein, we report a new method of preparing water-stable films without a β-sheet conformation from regenerated silk fibroin solutions by incorporating a small amount (0.2 wt%) of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). To extend the biomaterial utility of silk proteins, forming water-stable silk-based materials with enhanced mechanical properties is essential. Scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy were used to observe the morphology of the MWCNT-incorporated silk films. The wide-angle X-ray diffraction provided clear evidence of the crystallization of the silk fibroin induced by MWCNT in the composite films without any additional annealing processing. The tensile modulus and strength of the composite films were improved by 108% and 51%, respectively, by the incorporation of 0.2 wt% of MWCNTs, as compared with those of the pure silk films. The method described in this study will provide an alternative means of crystallizing silk fibroin films without using an organic solvent or blending with any other polymers, which may be important in biomedical applications.

Effect of multiwalled carbon nanotubes on the thermoelectric properties of Mn-Zn ferrites

2017 ◽  
Vol 72 ◽  
pp. 130-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shupin Zhang ◽  
Aimin Li ◽  
Kangning Sun ◽  
Xiaoning Sun ◽  
Yaping Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Thermoelectric Properties ◽  
Multiwalled Carbon

Carbon sponge-type nanostructures based on coaxial nitrogen-doped multiwalled carbon nanotubes grown by CVD using benzylamine as precursor

Carbon ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 115 ◽  
pp. 409-421 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emilio Muñoz-Sandoval ◽  
Alejandro J. Cortes-López ◽  
Beatriz Flores-Gómez ◽  
Juan L. Fajardo-Díaz ◽  
Roque Sánchez-Salas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Multiwalled Carbon ◽  
Nitrogen Doped

Synthesis and characterization of multiwalled carbon nanotubes-protoporphyrin IX composites using acid functionalized or nitrogen doped carbon nanotubes

2016 ◽  
Vol 70 ◽  
pp. 65-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miriam M. Tostado-Plascencia ◽  
Marciano Sanchez-Tizapa ◽  
Adalberto Zamudio-Ojeda ◽  
Amaury Suárez-Gómez ◽  
Rocío Castañeda-Valderrama ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Protoporphyrin Ix ◽  
Synthesis And Characterization ◽  
Multiwalled Carbon ◽  
Nitrogen Doped ◽  
Nitrogen Doped Carbon

Sandwich composites of polyurethane reinforced with poly(3,4-ethylene dioxythiophene)-coated multiwalled carbon nanotubes with exceptional electromagnetic interference shielding properties

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (92) ◽  
pp. 75229-75238 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Farukh ◽  
Ridham Dhawan ◽  
Bhanu P. Singh ◽  
S. K. Dhawan
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Decay Time ◽  
Electromagnetic Interference ◽  
Composite Films ◽  
Shielding Effectiveness ◽  
Electromagnetic Interference Shielding ◽  
Multiwalled Carbon ◽  
Shielding Properties ◽  
Ku Band

PEDOT/MWCNT/PU composite films were designed, which show a shielding effectiveness of ∼45 dB in the Ku-band and a static decay time of 0.2 s which can find applications for the control of EM pollution also as an ESD material for the encapsulation of electronic equipments.

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