Conducting polyaniline‐titanium dioxide nanocomposites prepared by inverted emulsion polymerization

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Abstract

Abstract Conducting polyaniline (PAni)‐titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ) nanocomposites have been synthesized by the inverted emulsion polymerization method. Aqueous mixtures of aniline, a free‐radical oxidant, and/or TiO 2 nanoparticles (∼25 nm in diameter; mixture of anatase and rutile) are utilized to synthesize the hybrid nanocomposites. The polymerization is carried out in an organic solvent (chloroform, CHCl 3 ) in the presence of a protonic acid (hydrochloric acid, HCl) as a dopant and an emulsifier (cetyl trimethylammonium bromide). The resultant PAni‐TiO 2 nanocomposites are characterized with their structural, morphological, conducting, and optical properties. SEM and TEM images represent the PAni‐TiO 2 nanocomposites with the diameter range of 50–200 nm. Electrical conductivities are checked by standard four‐point probes method and found to be 0.38 S/cm for bulk PAni and 0.11 S/cm for PAni‐TiO 2 nanocomposites. UV–visible absorption shows two electronic bands at about 320 and 596 nm for bulk PAni and the blue‐shifted bands with the intensity changes due to the formation of PAni‐TiO 2 composites. Thermogravimetric analysis reveals that the composites have a higher degradation temperature than the PAni alone. POLYM. COMPOS., 2010. © 2009 Society of Plastics Engineers

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