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Zhang C, Li H, Liu Y, Li P, Liu S, He C. Advancement of Polyaniline/Carbon Nanotubes Based Thermoelectric Composites. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 15:8644. [PMID: 36500139 PMCID: PMC9735506 DOI: 10.3390/ma15238644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2022] [Revised: 11/28/2022] [Accepted: 12/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
Organic thermoelectric (TE) materials have been widely investigated due to their good stability, easy synthesis, and high electrical conductivity. Among them, polyaniline/carbon nanotubes (PANI/CNTs) composites have attracted significant attention for pursuing enhanced TE properties to meet the demands of commercial applications. In this review, we summarize recent advances in versatile PANI/CNTs composites in terms of the dispersion methods of CNTs (such as the addition of surfactants, mechanical grinding, and CNT functional group modification methods), fabrication engineering (physical blending and in-situ polymerization), post-treatments (solvent treatments to regulate the doping level and microstructure of PANI), and multi-components composites (incorporation of other components to enhance energy filtering effect and Seebeck coefficient), respectively. Various approaches are comprehensively discussed to illustrate the microstructure modulation and conduction mechanism within PANI/CNTs composites. Furthermore, we briefly give an outlook on the challenges of the PANI/CNTs composites for achieving high performance and hope to pave a way for future development of high-performance PANI/CNTs composites for sustainable energy utilization.
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- Chun Zhang
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Plasma Chemistry and Advanced Materials, Hubei Engineering Technology Research Center of Optoelectronic and New Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Plasma Chemistry and Advanced Materials, Hubei Engineering Technology Research Center of Optoelectronic and New Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Plasma Chemistry and Advanced Materials, Hubei Engineering Technology Research Center of Optoelectronic and New Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Plasma Chemistry and Advanced Materials, Hubei Engineering Technology Research Center of Optoelectronic and New Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, China
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, National University of Singapore, 9 Engineering Drive 1, Singapore 117574, Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, National University of Singapore, 9 Engineering Drive 1, Singapore 117574, Singapore
- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research), Singapore 117602, Singapore
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Sharma S, Singh HH, Kumar S, Khare N. PANI coupled hierarchical Bi 2S 3nanoflowers based hybrid nanocomposite for enhanced thermoelectric performance. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2021; 32:335705. [PMID: 33721857 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/abeeb7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2021] [Accepted: 03/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Bismuth sulfide (Bi2S3) is a promising material for thermoelectric applications owing to its non-toxicity and high abundance of bismuth (Bi) and sulfur (S) elements on earth. However, its low electrical conductivity drastically reduces the value of the figure of merit (ZT). In this work, we have synthesized three-dimensional (3D) hierarchical Bi2S3nanoflowers (NFs) by the hydrothermal route and further incorporated them with conducting polymer polyaniline (PANI) by simple chemisorption method. We have investigated the thermoelectric properties of the as-prepared Bi2S3NFs and PANI/Bi2S3nanocomposite samples and it is demonstrated that the incorporation of the PANI matrix with the 3D hierarchical Bi2S3NFs provides a conducting substrate for the easy transport of the electrons and reduces the barrier height at the interface, resulting in ∼62% increment in the electrical conductivity as compared to Bi2S3NFs. Moreover, a decrement in the thermal conductivity of the PANI/Bi2S3nanocomposite is observed as compared to pristine Bi2S3NFs due to the increased phonon scattering at the interfaces facilitated by the hierarchical morphology of the NFs. Furthermore, an increment in the electrical conductivity and simultaneous decrement in the thermal conductivity results in an overall ∼20% increment in the figure of merit (ZT) for PANI/Bi2S3nanocomposite as compared to pristine Bi2S3NFs. The work highlights an effective strategy of coupling 3D hierarchical metal chalcogenide with conducting polymer for optimizing their thermoelectric properties.
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- Surbhi Sharma
- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi-110016, India
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- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi-110016, India
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- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi-110016, India
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- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi-110016, India
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Kumar V, Saharan P, Sharma AK, Kaushal I, Dhuan S. Silver embellished PANI/CNT nanocomposite for antimicrobial activity and sequestration of dye based on RSM modelling. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2020; 41:2991-3003. [PMID: 30855214 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2019.1593512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2018] [Accepted: 01/21/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Silver doped PANI/CNT (Ag-PANI/CNT) nanocomposite was synthesized and investigated as adsorbent for its possible application in the elimination of organic dye Brilliant Blue G (BBG). The morphological characteristics of Ag-PANI/CNT were studied using Fourier transform infrared, scanning electron microscopy, elemental mapping, transmission electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. The response of operational parameters given as adsorbent dosage, concentration, pH and contact time for dye removal were investigated by using Response Surface Methodology (RSM). The results from RSM suggested that the efficiency of BBG elimination is 98.7 under the optimum conditions of experimental factors. The adsorption studies showed that the equilibrium data fitted well with Langmuir isotherm model compared to Freundlich. Finally, the antimicrobial activities of Ag-PANI/CNT were tested against bacterial strain Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhi and fungal strains Aspergillus niger.
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- Vinit Kumar
- Thin Film Laboratory, Department of Materials Science & Nanotechnology, D.C.R. University of Science & Technology, Murthal, India
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- Thin Film Laboratory, Department of Materials Science & Nanotechnology, D.C.R. University of Science & Technology, Murthal, India
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- Thin Film Laboratory, Department of Materials Science & Nanotechnology, D.C.R. University of Science & Technology, Murthal, India
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- Thin Film Laboratory, Department of Materials Science & Nanotechnology, D.C.R. University of Science & Technology, Murthal, India
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- Thin Film Laboratory, Department of Materials Science & Nanotechnology, D.C.R. University of Science & Technology, Murthal, India
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