ABSTRACT

In the present work, we used polyaniline (PANI)/polyacrylonitrile (PAN) blend to form a nonwoven mat. The PANI exists in a large number of intrinsic redox states. The half oxidized emeraldine base is the most stable and widely investigated state in the PANI family that can be dissolved in N-methyl-2 pyrolidon (NMP). The polyaniline emeraldine base (PANIEB)/polyacrilonitrile blend solution in NMP was prepared and then it was electrospun with different blending ratio. The fi bers diameter, fi bers morphology, and electrical conductivity of the mats were analyzed and discussed.