Fabrication of carbon nanotubes from conducting polymer precursor as field emitter

Joonwon Bae; Jyongsik Jang

Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.18, No.6, 1921-1924, November, 2012

DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2012.05.004 Export Citation

Fabrication of carbon nanotubes from conducting polymer precursor as field emitter

Joonwon Bae^†, and Jyongsik Jang^{1, †}

Department of Applied Chemistry, Dongduk Women’s University, Seougbuk-gu, Seoul City 136-714, Republic of Korea
¹World Class University (WCU) Program of Chemical Convergence for Energy & Environment (C2E2), School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, College of Engineering, Seoul National University (SNU), Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea

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Carbon nanotubes with an average diameter of 50 nm were produced from polypyrrole nanotubes fabricated with a surfactant mediated microemulsion polymerization. A simple production of polypyrrole nanotube precursor was possible through a proper selection of surfactant and initiator in microemulsion system. A subsequent thermal treatment of conducting polymer precursor generated novel carbon nanotubes. Electron microscopy images confirmed the successful formations of polypyrrole and carbon nanotubes. A series of carbon nanotube pastes were formulated with combination of binders and fillers. The field emission characteristic of these carbon nanotubes was monitored by I-V curves. Constant current tests revealed the lifetime of carbon nanotube field emitters derived from polypyrrole nanotubes.

Keywords:Polypyrrole;Carbon nanotube;Field emitter;Microemulsion;Paste

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