Formation of an Adherent polyacrylonitrile/carbon Nanotubes Composite Film Onto a Polyacrylonitrile Brush Electrografted on Copper

L Vast, O Rochez, L Azoulay, A Fonseca, J B Nagy, G Deniau, S Palacin, J Delhalle, Z Mekhalif

J Nanosci Nanotechnol. 2007 Oct;7(10):3404-10.

PMID: 18330148

Abstract:

An adherent polymer film based on a composite of polyacrylonitrile/multiwall carbon nanotubes (PAN/MWNTs) have been elaborated on a copper substrate. The first layer is an electrografted PAN brush on which of a subsequent layer of PAN/carbon nanotubes composite has been deposited by simple dipping from solution in dimethylformamide (DMF). MWNTs have been previously chemically functionalized with 3-cyanopropyltrichlorosilane to promote de-bundling and homogeneous dispersion of the carbon nanotubes in the composite.

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