Genre
- Journal Article
Polyaniline (PANI), poly(N-methyl aniline) (PMA), poly(ethyl aniline) (PEA) and poly(propyl aniline) (PPA) were synthesized in their salt form, and then characterized by FT-IR spectroscopy and charge transport measurements. The solubility of the polymers was tested in a variety of solvents and N-methylformamide (NMF) was found to be the best solvent. While polyaniline gave a colloidal suspension in NMF, the solubility of the polymer increased with increasing length of the alkyl group, resulting in a concomitant decrease in electrical conductivity. The solubility of the polymers was exploited and their intercalation was performed in molybdenum disulfide by using the exfoliating/restacking property of LiMoS2. Powder X-ray diffraction showed that genuine intercalation compounds were formed. The resulting nanocomposites were also characterized by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V All rights reserved.
Univ Prince Edward Isl, Dept Chem, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3, Canada.; Bissessur, R, Univ Prince Edward Isl, Dept Chem, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3, Canada.; rabissessur@upei.ca
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Source type: Electronic(1)
Language
- English
Subjects
- GRAPHITE OXIDE
- chalcogenides
- VOPO4 INTERLAYER SPACE
- POLY(ETHYLENE OXIDE)
- composite materials
- CONDUCTIVE POLYMER
- Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
- Polymers
- MELT INTERCALATION
- LITHIUM BATTERIES
- MOLYBDENUM-DISULFIDE
- ELECTRONIC-STRUCTURE
- thermogravimetric analysis
- LAYERED SILICATE NANOCOMPOSITES
- INSITU INTERCALATIVE POLYMERIZATION