Elastic moduli of Nontronite-Polyaniline nanocomposite films

Authors

Chelo Pascua Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Physics, University of the Philippines Los Baños
Armida Gillado Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Mariano Marcos State University

Abstract

In this study, a free-standing film of nontronite – polyaniline (PAni) nanocomposite was fabricated. The nontronite clay nanoparticles were
collected through sedimentation technique. Polyaniline was chemically fabricated. Nontronite-PAni nanocomposite was synthesized with the aid of ultrasonication and hydrothermal treatment. The films were fabricated via vacuum filtration. The 20-um-thick free- standing nanocomposite films comprise 2% to 6% PAni and a dominant amount of nanometer-sized nontronite clay were tested under the universal testing machine. Pure nontronite film exhibited the highest structural property, and a comparable stiffness can be achieved with the nontronite-PAni nanocomposite film. Pure polyaniline do not exhibit appreciable stiffness when constructed into films.

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Issue

2011: Proceedings of the 29th Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas National Physics Congress

Article ID

SPP2011-PA-22

Section

Poster Session PA

Published

2011-10-24

How to Cite

[1]

C Pascua and A Gillado, Elastic moduli of Nontronite-Polyaniline nanocomposite films, Proceedings of the Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas 29, SPP2011-PA-22 (2011). URL: https://proceedings.spp-online.org/article/view/SPP2011-PA-22.