Asian Engineering Review ISSN(E) : 2409-6725 ISSN(P) : 2518-0150 Vol. 3, No. 2, 10-16, 2016 http://asianonlinejournals.com/index.php/AER 10 Morphological Study of Hybrid Nanofibers Based on Polyaniline/Carbon Nanofibers Prepared by Electrospinning Method Masoume Hezarjaribi 1 Mohsen Jahanshahi 2 Ahmad Rahimpour 3 Maryam Yaldagard 4  ( Corresponding Author) 1,2,3 Nanotechnology Research Institute, School of Chemical Engineering, Babol University of Technology, Iran 4 Nanotechnology Research Institute, School of Chemical Engineering, Babol University of Technology, Iran; Department of Chemical and Polymer Engineering, Urmia University,Iran Abstract Uniform and thin polyaniline/carbon nanofiber (PANi/CNF) hybrid nanofibers has been prepared using electrospinning method. Three polymer solutions with different components were examined for synthesis of PANi/CNF electrospun nanofibers. The SEM technique and FT-IR analysis were used to characterize the hybrid nanofibers. Effects of process parameters and used materials on the morphology and diameter of PANi/CNF hybrid nanofibers were experimentally studied in the each of polymer solutions. The resulting nanofibers obtained from the polymer solution containing commercial PANi with combination of dichloroacetic acid (DCAA) and 2-acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propane sulfonic acid (AMPSA) were more uniform and thinner than prepared fibers from other polymer solutions. The average diameter of synthesized hybrid nanofibres using the polymer solution containing AMPSA/DCAA was about 100 nm. Keywords: Electrospinning, Carbon nanofibers, Hybrid nanofibers, Polyaniline. Contents 1. Introduction ......................................................................................................................................................................... 11 2. Experimental ........................................................................................................................................................................ 11 3. Results and Discussion ......................................................................................................................................................... 12 4. Conclusions .......................................................................................................................................................................... 15 References ................................................................................................................................................................................ 15 Citation | Masoume Hezarjaribi; Mohsen Jahanshahi; Ahmad Rahimpour; Maryam Yaldagard (2016). Morphological Study of Hybrid Nanofibers Based on Polyaniline/Carbon Nanofibers Prepared by Electrospinning Method. Asian Engineering Review, 3(2): 10-16. DOI: 10.20448/journal.508/2016.3.2/508.2.10.16 ISSN(E) : 2409-6725 ISSN(P) : 2518-0150 Licensed: Contribution/Acknowledgement: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License All authors contributed to the conception and design of the study. Funding: This work was supported by Nanotechnology Research Institute of Babol University of Technology. Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interests. Transparency: The authors confirm that the manuscript is an honest, accurate, and transparent account of the study was reported; that no vital features of the study have been omitted; and that any discrepancies from the study as planned have been explained. History: Received: 26 November 2016/ Revised: 15 December 2016/ Accepted: 22 December 2016/ Published: 28 December 2016 Ethical: This study follows all ethical practices during writing. Publisher: Asian Online Journal Publishing Group