Polyaniline-nylon 6 Composite Nanowires Prepared by Emulsion Polymerization and Electrospinning Process

Abstract

Polyaniline (PANI) nanoparticles doped with the dodecylbenzene sulfonic acid (DBSA) were prepared and these nanoparticles were electrospun with nylon6 as matrix material into fiber web. Depending on the contents and concentrations of PANI and nylon 6, either nylon6 nanofibers ( 96 nm) or PANI-nylon 6 composite nanofi-bers ( 12 nm) were obtained. The electrical conductivity of PANI(DBSA)–nylon 6 electrospun fiber web was lower than that of PANI(DBSA)-nylon 6 film because of the low crystallinity of the PANI(DBSA)–nylon 6 composite electrospun fiber web. However, it showed that the PANI–nylon 6 composite nanofibers would have applications as the nanowires for connecting the microelectromechanical system (MEMS).