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Metal to insulator transition in Conducting Polyaniline/Graphene Oxide composites

Materials Science 2019-04-16 v2

Abstract

Broadband Dielectric Spectroscopy (BDS) measurements of P{\omicron}lyaniline/Graphene oxide composites were conducted for an as-prepared and a thermally annealed specimen, respectively, from 15K to room temperature. Electrical conductivity values of the annealed composite display a very modest rise denoting the important contributions of the GO component to achieving electrical stability of the polymer. Patterns of the dc conductivity as a function of temperature also reveal a metal to insulator transition around 75K. The transition is dominated by two key factors; temperature and annealing process. Metal-like and insulating features are subsequently detected, as well, and accordingly described to provide a qualitative inspection of the charge transfer mechanisms involved

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@article{arxiv.1903.07954,
  title  = {Metal to insulator transition in Conducting Polyaniline/Graphene Oxide composites},
  author = {Eleni Neti and Elias Sakellis and Anthony N. Papathanassiou and Evangelos Vitoratos and Sotirios Sakkopoulos},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1903.07954},
  year   = {2019}
}

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Applied Physics Letters (accepted)