Claims
- 1. A method of fabricating a conductive polymer membrane article, comprising:providing a polymer solution; adding to the polymer solution a conductive polymer and conducting nanoparticles to create a spin dope; and electrostatically spinning the spin dope to create a membrane of conductive polymer fibers having an electrical conductivity of at least about 10−6 S/cm; whereby said polymer solution being selected from the group consisting of polyurethane (PU), polyethylene oxide (PEO), polyacrylonitrile (PAN), polyactic acid (PLA), polyvinyl acetate (PVA), and cellulose acetate; and whereby said conductive polymer being selected from the group consisting of polyaniline, polypyrrole, polythiophene, polyphenol, polyacteylene, and polyohenylene.
- 2. The method of claim 1 wherein conducting nanoparticles are in the spin dope and embedded in the polymer fibers.
- 3. The method of claim 1 wherein a conductive polymer is the spin dope and in the polymer fibers.
- 4. The method of claim 1 wherein a photo-reactive dye is also added to the polymer solution before it is spun; said dye being selected from the group consisting of phthalocyanines, ruthenium complexes with organic ligands, porphyrins, and polythiophenes.
- 5. The method of claim 4 wherein conducting nanoparticles are in the spin dope and embedded in the polymer fibers.
- 6. The method of claim 4 wherein a conductive polymer is in the spin dope and in the polymer fibers.
- 7. The method of claim 4 wherein the membrane is exposed to photonic readiation, and becomes photoelectric.
- 8. The method of claim 7 wherein the membrane produces current of at least about nanoamps/cm2.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application claims priority of Provisional application Ser. No. 60/184,677, filed on Feb. 24, 2000.
GOVERNMENT RIGHTS
The invention disclosed herein may be manufactured, used, and licensed by or for the U.S. government for governmental purposes without the payment to us of any royalty thereon.
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