Electrical and Thermal Properties of Nylon-6/PPy/MMT Nanocomposites

Conducting polymer/clay nanocomposites were prepared in order to associate the advantageous of conductivity and superior properties of the polymer/clay nanocomposites [1,2]. In this way, PPy/MMT nanocomposites have been prepared by several methods including: intercalation in polymer latex[3], by emulsion polymerization[1,4,7] and by electropolymerization[5]. The electrical conductivity of the tertiary nanocomposites consisting of Nylon-6 (N6), polypyrrole (PPy) and montmorillonite (MMT) was investigated using specific test samples prepared as sandwichedconstruction by compression molding of the test compounds between two nickel foil electrodes