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Conducting fabrics of polyester coated with polypyrrole and doped with graphene oxide

Publicated to:Synthetic Metals. 204 110-121 - 2015-06-01 204(), DOI: 10.1016/j.synthmet.2015.03.014

Authors: Molina, J; Zille, A; Fernandez, J; Souto, A P; Bonastre, J; Cases, F

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Univ Minho, Ctr Ciencia & Tecnol Text 2C2T - Author
Univ Politecn Valencia, EPS Alcoy, Dept Ingn Text & Papelera - Author

Abstract

Polyester (PES) has been coated with polypyrrole (PPy) to produce conducting fabrics. Graphene oxide (GO) has been used in different concentrations (10, 20 and 30% weight) as counter ion to neutralize the positive charges of the PPy structure. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy with attenuated total reflection (FTIR-ATR), energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) of the PPy/GO powders corroborated the incorporation of GO as counter ion due to the presence of 0 in the EDX spectrum, as well as an excess of C, arising from GO contribution. The doping level (N+/N) decreased with the GO content. Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) showed the formation of the PPy/GO coating and the incorporation of GO in the composite. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) in solid state and solution, cyclic voltammetry (CV) and scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM) were used to test the electrical properties and electroactivity of the fabrics. There was a decrease in the electrical properties and electroactivity as the GO content increased. The conductivity of the fabrics could be tuned by varying the GO content. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Keywords

Absorption propertiesAnalytic equipmentAttenuated total reflectionsCompositeConducting fabricCyclic voltammetryElectro-activityElectrochemical characterizationElectrochemical impedance spectroscopyElectrochemical impedance spectroscopy (eis)ElectrodeEnergy dispersive x-rayFibersField emission microscopesField emission scanning electron microscopyFilmsFourier transform infrared spectroscopyGrapheneGraphene oxideGraphene oxidesPhotoelectron spectroscopyPhotoelectronsPhotonsPolymerizationPolypyrrolePolypyrrole (ppy)PolypyrrolesPositive chargesScanning electrochemical microscopyScanning electrochemical microscopy (secm)Scanning electron microscopyScanning probe microscopySpectroscopyTextilesX ray photoelectron spectroscopyX-ray photoelectronX-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (xps)

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Synthetic Metals due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2015, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from World Citations provided by WoS (ESI, Clarivate), it yields a value for the citation normalization relative to the expected citation rate of: 1.69. This indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: ESI Nov 14, 2024)

This information is reinforced by other indicators of the same type, which, although dynamic over time and dependent on the set of average global citations at the time of their calculation, consistently position the work at some point among the top 50% most cited in its field:

  • Weighted Average of Normalized Impact by the Scopus agency: 2.63 (source consulted: FECYT Feb 2024)
  • Field Citation Ratio (FCR) from Dimensions: 5.72 (source consulted: Dimensions Jul 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-07-16, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 71
  • Scopus: 76

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-07-16:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 89.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 96 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 0.5.
  • The number of mentions on the social network Facebook: 1 (Altmetric).
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 1 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Portugal.

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Molina Puerto, Javier) and Last Author (Cases Iborra, Francisco Javier).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been Cases Iborra, Francisco Javier.