ESR, raman and conductivity studies on fractionated poly(2-methoxyaniline-5-sulfonic acid)

Synthesis methods used to produce poly(2-methoxyaniline-5-sulfonic acid) (PMAS), a water soluble, self-doped conducting polymer, have been shown to form two distinctly different polymer fractions with molecular weights of approximately 2 kDa and 8 -10 kDa. The low molecular weight (LMWT) PMAS fraction is redox inactive and non-conducting while the high molecular weight (HMWT) PMAS is electro-active with electrical conductivities of 0.94 0.05 S cm-1. Previous investigations have illustrated the different photochemical and electrochemical properties of these fractions, but have not correlated these properties with the structural and electronic interactions that drive them. Incomplete purification of the PMAS mixture, typically via bag dialysis, has been shown to result in a mixture of approximately 50:50 HMWT:LMWT PMAS with electrical conductivity significantly lower at approximately 0.10 to 0.26 S cm-1. The difference between the electrical conductivities of these fractions has been investigated by the controlled addition of the non-conducting LMWT PMAS fraction into the HMWT PMAS composite film with the subsequent electronic properties investigated by solid-state ESR and Raman spectroscopies. These studies illustrate strong electronic intereactions of the insulating LMWT PMAS with the emeraldine salt HMWT PMAS to substantially alter the population of the electronic charge carriers in the conducting polymer. ESR studies on these mixtures, when compared to HMWT PMAS, exhibited a lower level of electron spin in the presence of LMWT PMAS indicative of the the formation of low spin bipolarons without a change the oxidation state of the conducting HMWT fraction

Magnetic spectroscopy and characterization of La\u3csub\u3e0.65\u3c/sub\u3ePb\u3csub\u3e0.35\u3c/sub\u3eMnO\u3csub\u3e3\u3c/sub\u3e

Crystalline films of La0.65Pb0.35MnO3 grown on Si (100) substrates by rf sputtering have been investigated by ferromagnetic resonance and MOKE. The dependence of the ferromagnetic resonance line parameters on the sample orientation and temperature is investigated. An expression for the angular dependence of the resonance field on the orientation of the sample is proposed, based on the assumption that close to the Curie temperature the Zeeman and demagnetizing terms are dominant. MOKE data support this hypothesis. The temperature dependence of the magnetization at saturation, in relative units, estimated from ferromagnetic resonance agrees with SQUID data. ©2000 American Institute of Physics

Hybrid MoS2/h-BN nanofillers as synergic heat dissipation and reinforcement additives in epoxy nanocomposites

CNPQ - CONSELHO NACIONAL DE DESENVOLVIMENTO CIENTÍFICO E TECNOLÓGICOFAPESP - FUNDAÇÃO DE AMPARO À PESQUISA DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULOTwo-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials as molybdenum disulfide (MoS2), hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN), and their hybrid (MoS2/h-BN) were employed as fillers to improve the physical properties of epoxy composites. Nano composites were produced in different concentrations and studied in their microstructure, mechanical and thermal properties. The hybrid 2D mixture imparted efficient reinforcement to the epoxy leading to increases of up to 95% in tensile strength, 60% in ultimate strain, and 58% in Young's modulus. Moreover, an enhancement of 203% in thermal conductivity was achieved for the hybrid composite as compared to the pure polymer. The incorporation of MoS2/h-BN mixture nanofillers in epoxy resulted in nanocomposites with multifunctional characteristics for applications that require high mechanical and thermal performance.11272448524492CNPQ - CONSELHO NACIONAL DE DESENVOLVIMENTO CIENTÍFICO E TECNOLÓGICOFAPESP - FUNDAÇÃO DE AMPARO À PESQUISA DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULOCNPQ - CONSELHO NACIONAL DE DESENVOLVIMENTO CIENTÍFICO E TECNOLÓGICOFAPESP - FUNDAÇÃO DE AMPARO À PESQUISA DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULOSem informação2016/12340-9This research work is financially supported by SABIC (Saudi Basic Industries Corporation). H. Ribeiro and R. V. S. thank to the Brazilian agency CNPq for financial support. CFW thanks Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) Grant 2016/12340-9 for financial support. The authors are also thankful to Departamento de Quimica, Centro de Tecnologia em Nanotubos de Carbono, and Centro de Microscopia of Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil