Poly(2,5-dimethylaniline)-MWNTs nanocomposite: a new material for conductometric acid vapours sensor

被引:44
作者
Bavastrello, V
Stura, E
Carrara, S
Erokhin, V
Nicolini, C
机构
[1] Univ Genoa, Dept Biophys M&O Sci & Technol, I-16132 Genoa, Italy
[2] Fdn ELBA, I-00143 Rome, Italy
来源
SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL | 2004年 / 98卷 / 2-3期
关键词
poly(2,5-dimethylaniline); carbon nanotubes; acid vapours sensor; spontaneous undoping process;
D O I
10.1016/j.snb.2003.10.020
中图分类号
O65 [分析化学];
学科分类号
070302 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A nanocomposite of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) embedded in poly(2,5-dimethylaniline) (PDMA) was synthesised by oxidative polymerisation. The nanocomposite (PDMA-MWNTs) showed a progressive spontaneous undoping process along the time associated to the instability of the doping agent, constituted by HCl, inside the polymeric matrix. The study of the undoping process revealed that this phenomenon is related to the synergetic effect of the sterical hindrance of the substituents on the aromatic rings and the presence of MWNTs inside the polymeric matrix. The conducting properties connected to a doping-undoping equilibrium in the presence of the doping agent were also investigated. The instability of the doping process allowed us to fabricate a spontaneous reversible sensor for acid vapours by setting up a comparative potentiometric circuit and engineering the sensitive element directly on the circuit board. (C) 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:247 / 253
页数:7
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