Heat Generation by Polypyrrole Coated Glass Fabric

الملخص EN

Vapor deposition technique was employed to coat polypyrrole (PPy) on glass substrate using FeCl3 as oxidant and p-toluenesulfonic acid (−OTs) as doping agent.

The Joule heating effect of PPy coated E-glass fabric was studied by supplying various DC electric fields.

The coated fabric exhibited reasonable electrical stability, possessed medium electrical conductivity and was effective in heat generation.

An increase in temperature of conductive fabric subjected to constant voltage was observed whereas decrease in power consumption was recorded.

Thickness of PPy coating on glass fibers was analyzed by Laser confocal microscope and scanning electron microscope.