• Title of article

    A Brief Study on Electrochemical Properties of Polypyrrole/Nano-SiO2

  • Author/Authors

    Khalili, Mohammad Sajjad Department of Chemistry - Faculty of Sceince and Engineering - Islamic Azad University - Saveh Branch, Saveh , Hajmalek, Monireh Department of Chemistry - Islamic Azad University - Science and Reaserch Branch, Tehran , Zabihi, Omid Department of Chemistry - Islamic Azad University - Science and Reaserch Branch, Tehran

  • Pages
    4
  • From page
    17
  • To page
    20
  • Abstract
    An attempt has been made to investigate the effect of SiO2 nanoparticles on the conductivity of polypyrrole conducting polymeric films prepared by an electrochemical method. The obtained nanocomposites were characterized by FTIR, cyclic voltammetry (CV), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The results indicate that the conductivity of the nanocomposite was significantly increased in comparison to pure polypyrrole. Fitting the impedance results to an equivalent circuit reveals that addition of SiO2 nanoparticles reduces the ohmic resistance due to the better conductivity.
  • Keywords
    Electrochemical properties , Polypyrrole nanocomposite , SiO2 nanoparticles
  • Journal title
    Astroparticle Physics
  • Serial Year
    2014
  • Record number

    2437804