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Ammonia sensors manufactured by plasma enhanced grafting of conducting polymers on nylon-6 fabrics

Synthetic Metals, ISSN: 0379-6779, Vol: 279, Page: 116840
2021
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Article Description

In this study, two conducting polymers viz. Polyaniline (PANI) and Polypyrrole (PPY) were grafted on nylon 6 fabrics separately using in situ chemical oxidative polymerization method. For better adhesion and deposition, nylon 6 fabrics were treated with low pressure RF oxygen (O 2 ) plasma prior to grafting of conducting polymers. Both PANI and PPY grafted nylon 6 fabrics were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), ATR-FTIR, XPS (ESCA), contact angle and sheet resistance measurements. Both the fabrics have been tested as ammonia gas sensor. Uniform deposition of PANI and PPY on nylon 6 fabric surfaces have been observed due to oxygen plasma pre-treatment. PANI grafted nylon 6 fabrics are found to be less conductive but more sensitive towards ammonia gas than PPY grafted nylon 6 fabrics.

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