Abstract
Polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) is a versatile material that gives extruded and molded components the ability to meet exceptionally demanding criteria. This semicrystalline engineering thermoplastic has outstanding thermal stability, superior toughness, inherent flame resistance, and excellent chemical resistance. It also has high mechanical strength, impact resistance, and dimensional stability as well as good electrical properties. The present review outlines the synthesis methods, characterizations, and electrical and dielectric properties of PPS composite. Its structural and morphological characteristics, studied for advanced applications such as photovoltaic cells, gas sensors, and supercapacitors, are in prospect. In the composite phase, the electric and dielectric properties of PPS are found to be improved.
About the authors
Ashok S. Rahate received his MSc degree in Physics from Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, India, in 1983. He worked as Associate Professor and head in the Department of Applied Physics in Babasaheb Naik College of Engineering, Pusad, India. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Physics at the Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati, India under the direction of Dr. S. A. Waghuley. His current research is on conducting polymers.
Kailash Rambhau Nemade received MSc degree in physics from Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati, India, in 2011. He had qualified the PAT eligibility tests required for research fellowship and has received M.N. Kale Scholarship. He is currently pursuing a PhD in physics (materials science) at the Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University under the direction of Dr. S.A. Waghuley. His current research topics are graphene composites, quantum dots, and gas sensors.
Sandeep Anandrao Waghuley received a PhD in Physics from Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati, India, in 2008. He worked as Assistant Professor in Physics in the Department of Physics, Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University. He has been actively engaged in research since 2002. He is a member of many national/international professional bodies. Since 2012, he has been coordinator of the Fabrication Laboratory (FABLAB) of the same university. He has published more than 85 refereed journal articles and book chapters in the fields of Physics, Chemistry, and Materials Science. His current research interests include conducting polymers, nanocomposites, sensors, conducting glasses, thin films, quantum dots, carbon-based materials, and acoustical properties of nanofluids.
The authors are very grateful to the head of the Department of Physics at Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati, India, for providing the necessary facilities. A.S. Rahate is very grateful to the principal, Babasaheb Naik College of Engineering, Pusad.
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