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Authors Pawar, S. P. ; Arjmand, M. ; Pötschke, P. ; Krause, B. ; Fischer, D. ; Bose, S. ; Sundararaj, U.
Title Tuneable dielectric properties derived from nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes in PVDF-based nanocomposites
Date 27.08.2018
Number 55291
Abstract Nitrogen-doped multiwall carbon nanotubes (N-MWNTs) with different structures were synthesized by employing chemical vapor deposition and changing the argon/ethane/nitrogen gas precursor ratio and synthesis time, and broadband dielectric properties of their poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF)-based nanocomposites were investigated. The structure, morphology, and electrical conductivity of synthesized N-MWNTs were assessed via Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and powder conductivity techniques. The melt compounded PVDF nanocomposites manifested significantly high real part of the permittivity (e´) along with low dissipation factor (tan·de) in 0.1 kHz to 1 MHz frequency range, suggesting use as efficient charge-storage materials. Longer synthesis time resulted in enhanced carbon purity as well as higher thermal stability, determined via TGA analysis. The inherent electrical conductivity of N-MWNTs scaled with the carbon purity. The charge-storage ability of the developed PVDF nanocomposites was commensurate with the amount of the nitrogen heteroatom (i.e., self-polarization), carbon purity, and inherent electrical conductivity of N-MWNTs and increased with better dispersion of N-MWNTs in PVDF.
Publisher ACS Omega
Wikidata
Citation ACS Omega 3 (2018) 9966-9980
DOI https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.8b01239
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