In Situ Synthesis, Characterization and Conductivity of Copper Sulphide/Polypyrrole/Polyvinyl Alcohol Blend Nanocomposite

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1223-1229

  Ramesan, Manammel Thankappan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT   (India)

Author keywords

Copper sulphide; Electrical properties; Nanocomposite; Polypyrrole; Polypyrrole polyvinyl alcohol

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL OXIDATIVE POLYMERIZATION; COPPER SULPHIDES; CRYSTALLINE NATURE; ELECTRICAL STUDIES; FTIR; IN-SITU; IN-SITU SYNTHESIS; POLYPYRROLE (PPY); SEM IMAGE; XRD; XRD PATTERNS;

COPPER; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; POLYPYRROLES;

BLENDING;

EID: 84865495454     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602559.2012.696766     Document Type: Article

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