One-step synthesis of electrically conductive polyaniline nanostructures by oxidative polymerization method

Dhanusuraman Ragupathy; Palanisamy Gomathi; Soo Chool Lee; Salem S. Al-Deyab; Sang Hak Lee; Han Do Ghim

Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.18, No.4, 1213-1215, July, 2012

DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2012.01.032 Export Citation

One-step synthesis of electrically conductive polyaniline nanostructures by oxidative polymerization method

Dhanusuraman Ragupathy^†, Palanisamy Gomathi¹, Soo Chool Lee, Salem S. Al-Deyab², Sang Hak Lee³, and Han Do Ghim^{1, †}

Department of Chemical Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701, South Korea
¹Department of Textile System Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701, South Korea
²Department of Chemistry, Petrochemicals Research Chair, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
³Department of Chemistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701, South Korea

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A simple, rapid and efficient route to prepare polyaniline nanostructures (PANI-NS) by ‘‘one-step chemical oxidative polymerization’’ method is described. This method possesses advantages in terms of good yield, short reaction time, neat conditions and cost-effectiveness. The morphology of the PANI-NS was investigated by field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM). The average diameter of single PANI-NS was calculated to be ~376 nm. Results from UV-visible spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis and cyclic voltammetry (CV) reveals the existence of PANI units present in the polymeric nanostructures. Also, electrical conducting property of the PANI-NS was analyzed using four-probe measurement method.

Keywords:Polyaniline;Nanostructures;Electrical;Surfactant;Polymerization

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[Referenced By]

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[2] Holmes JD, Johnston KP, Doty RC, Korgel BA, Science, 287(5457), 1471 (2000)

[3] Wu CG, Bein T, Science, 264(5166), 1757 (1994)

[4] Huang JX, Virji S, Weiller BH, Kaner RB, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 125(2), 314 (2003)

[5] Virji S, Huang J, Kaner RB, Weiller BH, Nano Lett., 4, 491 (2004)

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[7] Liao HW, Wang YF, Liu XM, Li YD, Qian YT, Chem. Mater., 12, 2819 (2000)

[8] Patil AO, Wudl F, Heeger AJ, Chem. Rev., 88, 183 (1988)

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