Characterization and comparison of conducting polyaniline synthesized by three different pathways

Abstract

The conducting polyaniline (PANI) prepared by three chemical oxidative polymerization pathways including microemulsion, emulsion and aqueous solution methods were studied and compared. Their structures, morphologies and properties were characterized using FT-IR, XRD, TEM and TGA. PANI particles formed in aqueous solution have a smallest size and doping HCl enables to increase their conductivity. In contrast, PANI particles prepared by emulsion method have the highest thermal stability and conductivity and more ordered morphology. Rather different from these two methods, microemulsion approach allows forming nanocomposite PANI with tube-like nanostructure.

Keywords

nano materials / polymers / polyaniline

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