• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.1228-1232
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• 2010

The nanocomposites of polypyrrole (PPy) and multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) with different composition are synthesized by the chemical oxidative polymerization method. In these composites, the MWCNTs are uniformly coated by PPy with different thickness. The electrochemical properties of the composite electrodes are investigated by cyclic voltammetry, galvanostatic charge-discharge cycling and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The full cells assembled with the PPy/MWCNT composite electrodes deliver initial specific capacitances ranging from 146.3 to 167.2 F/g at 0.5 mA/$cm^2$ and exhibit stable cycling characteristics. The effect of content of MWCNT in the composite on cycling performance of the cells is also investigated.

• 전기화학회지
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.52-54
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• 1998

Polypyrrole (PPy), Poly(N-methyl Pyrrole) (PMPy) and Poly(N-phenyl Pyrrole) (PPhPy) films in acetonitrile (Af and propylene carbonate (PC) have been compared focusing on their different ion and solvent transport behaviors. During the redox reaction of PPy films, cation, anion, and solvent take part in mass transport. Whereas during the redox reaction of PMPy and PPhPy films, anion and solvent transport are dominant but cation transport is negligible. In addition, solvent transport occurs in the same direction with cation transport for PPy films. On the other hand, solvent transport occurs in the opposite direction to anion transport for PMPy films, and it changes its amount and direction with the kind of the dopant anion and the solvent used at electropolymerization for PPhPy films.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제17권7호
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• pp.476-482
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• 2009

The crystallization behavior of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) in the presence and absence of polypyrrole nanoparticles (PPy NPs) was investigated in terms of the heterogeneous nucleation effect of PPy NPs using FTIR, X-ray diffraction, differential scanning calorimeter and polarized optical microscope analysis. PPy NPs were prepared by dispersion polymerization method stabilized by PVA in aqueous solution. A polymer nanocomposite with uniform dispersity could be readily obtained due to the enhanced compatibility between the filler and matrix. Compared with the PPy NP-absent PVA, the PPy NP/PVA nanocomposite exhibited an enhanced degree of crystallinity. The degree of crystallinity increased up to 17% at the PPy NP concentration of 1 wt%, compared to the pristine PVA. The PPy NP acted as an effective nucleating agent during the crystallization process, thereby enhancing the degree and rate of crystallization. The kinetics study of the crystallization also revealed the decreased value of the Avrami coefficient in the case of the PPy NP/PVA nanocomposite.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제11권6호
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• pp.481-487
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• 2003

Polypyrrole (PPy) was coated sequentially by chemical and electrochemical methods on a woven fabric, giving rise to a fabric having high electrical conductivity. We investigated the effects of the preparation conditions on the various properties of the resulting fabric. The PPy-coated fabric with optimum properties was obtained when it was prepared sequentially by chemical polymerization at the elevated temperature of 100$^{\circ}C$ under a pressure of 0.9 kgf/$\textrm{cm}^2$ and then electrochemical polymerization with a 3.06 mA/$\textrm{cm}^2$ current density at 25 $^{\circ}C$ for 2 hrs with the separator plate. The surface resistivity of the resulting fabric was as low as 5 Ω/$\square$ .The PPy-coated fabric prepared under the optimum conditions showed practically applicable heat generating property. When electrical power was supplied to the fabric using a commercial battery for a mobile phone (3.6 V, LGLl-AHM), the temperature of the fabric increased very quickly from room temperature to ca. 55 $^{\circ}C$ within 2 min and was maintained for ca. 80 min at that temperature. The heat generating property of the fabric was extremely stable, exhibiting similar behavior over 10 repeated cycles. Therefore, we suggest that the PPy-coated fabric in this study may be practically useful for many applications, including flexible, portable surface-heating elements for medical or other applications.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.215-220
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• 2002

The electrorheological (ER) and dielectric behaviors of the polypyrrole(PPy)-coated poly(ethyl methacrylate)(PEMA) suspensions in mineral oil were investigated. PPy was coated on PEMA particles to enhance the particle polarization, which would lead to the enhanced ER response. Various PPy-coated PEMA particles were synthesized by controlling the oxidant amount during the pyrrole polymerization, and the ER responses of their suspensions were investigated. The ER response initially increases with the oxidant amount, passes through a maximum, and then decreases with the oxidant amount. The initial increase in the ER response with oxidant amounts is due to the enhanced particle polarization with the increased particle surface conductivity. The dielectric properties of the corresponding suspensions support that the ER enhancement arises from the enhanced particle polarization. The decrease in the ER response at large oxidant amounts seems to arise from the increased conduction between the PPy-coated PEMA particles.

• 한국분말야금학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국분말야금학회 2006년도 Extended Abstracts of 2006 POWDER METALLURGY World Congress Part2
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• pp.1107-1108
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• 2006

The coating of conductive polypyrrole (Ppy) on nonconductive ceramic substrates was performed by polymerization of pyrrole (Py) in an aqueous solution. The Ppy film was characterized by scanning electron microscopy and conductivity measurements. Electrophoretic deposition of bimodal alumina suspension prepared with a phosphate ester was performed using Ppy film as a cathode. Fabrication of alumina ceramics with irregular shapes or complicated patterns were also attempted by sintering the deposits together with the Ppy coated substrates in air.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제29권7호
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• pp.1344-1348
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• 2008

A microbial fuel cell (MFC) has been regarded as noble clean energy technology that can directly convert biomass to electricity. However, its low power density is a main limitation to be used as a new energy source. To overcome this limitation, we focused on the anode improvement in a mediator-type MFC using P. vulgaris as a biocatalyst. Fuel cell performance increased when the anode was coated with carbon black or polypyrrole. The best performance was observed when polypyrrole/carbon black (Ppy/CB) composite material was coated on a carbon paper electrode. Our obtained value of 452 mW $m^{-2}$ is the highest value among the reported ones for the similar system. The effects of amount of Ppy/CB, mediator concentration, and amount of P. vulgaris have also been examined.

• 한국섬유공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국섬유공학회 1998년도 가을 학술발표회논문집
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• pp.53-56
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• 1998

Polypyrrole (PPy) is regarded as one of the most Promising intrinsically or naturally conductive polymer for practical applications due to its relatively high electrical conductivity, environmental stability and low toxicity. The typical PPy, which is insoluble and infusible, exhibits poor processability and lacks essential mechanical properties. A number of papers have concerned the efforts to overcome these drawbacks. (omitted)

• 공업화학
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.411-415
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• 2020

이 논문에서는, 주요한 목질 소재의 하나인 리그닌(lignin)의 표면에 전도성고분자를 코팅한 복합체를 제조하고 이를 하이드로젤(hydrogel)에 도입하여 센서(sensor) 소재로의 활용 가능성을 검증하는 연구를 다루고자 한다. 리그닌 표면에 전도성 고분자인 폴리피롤(polypyrrole)을 중합한 후 성공적인 도입 여부는 적외선(FT-IR) 분광기를 통하여 확인하였고 그 형태는 주사전자현미경을 통하여 분석하였다. 얻어진 폴리피롤@리그닌(PPy@lignin) 복합 소재는 하이드로젤과 혼합하여 전도성을 띄는 하이드로젤을 형성하였다. 이어서, 전기적 측정을 통하여 전도성 여부를 검증하였다. 이 하이드로젤이 센서 소재로 활용될 수 있는지 확인하기 위하여, 여러 가지 용매류 및 용액류를 하이드로젤에 도입하여 센서 신호를 얻었고, 그 유효성 여부를 다양한 보완실험과 교차검증을 통하여 확인하였다. 향후 다양한 후속 연구가 필요하겠지만, 현 연구에서는 폴리피롤@리그닌 복합재를 포함한 하이드로젤이 센서 소재로 활용될 가능성이 충분함을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국섬유공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국섬유공학회 1998년도 가을 학술발표회논문집
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• pp.49-52
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• 1998

Preparation of conducting Polymer composites by Polymerizing Polypyrrole in thermoplastic polymer matrices has been studied by many researchers in order to enhance the stability and the Physical Properties of polypyrrole. In the previous study4 we examined the effects of the ionic group content and the copolyester molecular structures on the electrical conductivity of conductivity of polypyrrole(PPy)/copolyester composite films. (omitted)