• 文献标题:   Effect of graphene-oxide on the microstructure and charge carrier transport of polyaniline nanocomposites under low applied electric fields
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   MOMBRU D, ROMERO M, FACCIO R, MOMBRU AW
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  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS
  • ISSN:   0021-8979 EI 1089-7550
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Republica
  • 被引频次:   3
  • DOI:   10.1063/1.4974970
  • 出版年:   2017

▎ 摘  要

We report a study on the preparation and characterization of polyaniline-graphene oxide (PANI-GO-X) nanocomposites focusing in the study of its structure, microstructure, and correlations with electrical transport properties under low applied electric fields. X-ray diffraction analysis showed evidence of graphene oxide (GO) blending between polyaniline fibers, and according to small angle X-ray scattering, the fractal dimensionality was quasi-one dimensional for all nanocomposites. Confocal Raman spectroscopy revealed that the addition of GO leads to a notorious decrease of the polaron population of polyaniline. A significant increase in resistivity was observed for PANI-GO-X nanocomposites with respect to pure polyaniline, in agreement with the decrease in the polaron population. The electrical transport mechanism could be explained by an Arrhenius behavior at high temperatures (T>255 K) and a broad transition with a logarithmic dependence of the activation energy with temperature for the low temperature regime (T<255 K). Additionally, an increase in the hopping transport dimensionality from quasi-1D to quasi-3D was observed for X = 7% GO nanocomposites. The transport properties, studied after the polarization using low applied electric fields, revealed the modification of the electrical transport at low temperatures. In addition, the electrical transport of PANI-GO-X nanocomposites followed a typical ln(sigma) vs E-1/2 Poole-Frenkel type dependence in the presence of low applied electric fields. At low temperatures, X = 7% GO nanocomposites showed a notorious increase in the Poole-Frenkel slope at low applied electric fields with respect to pure polyaniline. The enhancement on the electric response using low applied electric fields (E similar to 2 V/cm) could be of great interest for the development of new organic electronic devices. Published by AIP Publishing.