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We report low temperature electrical resistivity and magnetoresistance (MR) measurements of conducting polyaniline (PANI) and multiwalled-carbon nanotube (MWCNT) composites. We have used an in-situ oxidative polymerization method to synthesize hydrochloric acid-doped PANI composites with MWCNT weight percentages of 0, 5, 10 and 15. The temperature dependence of resistivity is studied from room temperature to 4.2 K and analysed by a Mott variable range hopping (VRH) model. The resistivity increases from \(1.1\times 10^{-3}\,\Omega \mathrm {m}\) at 300 K to \(65.75\,\Omega \mathrm {m}\) at 4.2 K, almost four orders of the magnitude change with temperature for pure PANI. Whereas the PANI composite with 15% MWCNTs shows less variation from \(4.6\times 10^{-4}\,\mathrm{}\) to \(3.5\times 10^{-2}\,\Omega \mathrm{m}\). The huge change in resistivity is due to the localization of charge carriers in the presence of disorder. At 4.2 K MR shows transition from positive to negative with higher MWCNT loading. Samples with 5 and 10% MWCNTs show positive MR, whereas the 15% MWCNT loaded sample shows negative MR. The positive and negative MR are discussed in terms of the wave function shrinkage effect and quantum interference effect on VRH conduction.
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The authors gratefully acknowledge the Department of Physics, Centre for Nano Science and Engineering and Advanced Facilities for Microscopy and Microanalysis at I.I.Sc., Bangalore for the support of research facilities.
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Tanty, N., Patra, A., Maity, K.P. et al. Tuning magnetoresistance and electrical resistivity by enhancing localization length in polyaniline and carbon nanotube composites. Bull Mater Sci 42, 198 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12034-019-1890-5
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