JOURNAL ARTICLE

A highly sensitive chlorine gas sensor and enhanced thermal DC electrical conductivity from polypyrrole/silicon carbide nanocomposites

Adil SultanSarfaraz AhmadFaiz Mohammad

Year: 2016 Journal:   RSC Advances Vol: 6 (87)Pages: 84200-84208   Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry

Abstract

We report the synthesis of polypyrrole (PPy) and polypyrrole/silicon carbide nanocomposites (PPy/SiC) and PPy/SiC/dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid (DBSA) byin situchemical polymerization and their application as sensors for the detection of highly toxic chlorine gas.

Keywords:
Polypyrrole Silicon carbide Chlorine Materials science Nanocomposite Electrical resistivity and conductivity Chemical engineering Silicon Nanotechnology Optoelectronics Composite material Polymer Polymerization Electrical engineering Metallurgy

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Conducting polymers and applications
Physical Sciences →  Materials Science →  Polymers and Plastics
Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
Physical Sciences →  Engineering →  Biomedical Engineering
Transition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials
Physical Sciences →  Materials Science →  Polymers and Plastics
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