Elastic moduli of Nontronite-Polyaniline nanocomposite films

Authors

Chelo Pascua ⋅ PH Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Physics, University of the Philippines Los Baños
Armida Gillado ⋅ PH 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.